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C OLL OQUIALIS M S AND SLANG

Slang Slang term Meaning
Slang is only used in informal speech or, awesome incredible, very good
sometimes, in works of fiction. It is used in
place of conventional words for things that bummed depressed
are familiar, but possibly uncomfortable, chick girl, woman
to the speaker, and includes words that chillin’ being calm and relaxed
are considered taboo in most contexts. Slang epic fail a failure of huge proportions
words are labeled as “slang” in dictionaries.
Different slang words are adopted by different wack inferior
groups of speakers—especially teenagers. gross repulsive
They vary across small geographic areas and hardcore intense
change frequently over time.
hater an angry or jealous person
hissy fit tantrum
Sick! That was hot attractive
hardcore. lame unfashionable, of poor quality
my bad it was my mistake
noob someone unfashionable, a newcomer
? sick very good
sweet excellent, very good
tool someone stupid

Changing meanings

New slang words are invented all the time, chillin’ relaxin’ chillaxin’
and existing slang words often change their
meanings from one generation to the next.
For example, the slang term busted used This means “taking a break.”
to refer to something that was broken.
The term then evolved to describe what
happened when someone was caught friend enemy frenemy
doing something wrong. In modern slang,
busted is sometimes used to refer to an
unattractive person. Existing slang words This is used to describe someone who is
are also often combined to form new ones. a friend, but who also acts in a hostile way.

Jargon assistance from other officers suspect vehicle
Jargon is a type of slang. It is the name
for the technical vocabulary that is used Call for backup! We have an S/V
by a particular profession. Jargon is and the perp is on the run.
usually unintelligible to those outside
the profession, but enables those
within it to refer to things concisely perpetrator (the trying to avoid
person who has being captured
and without explanation.
committed a crime)