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Coded form of English speech
Back slang is a coded form of English in which the written word is spoken phonetically backwards. Back slang is thought to have originated in Victorian
Back_slang
Language game or cant
Belle Colton) used a stage name based on the Pig Latin of the word dough, a slang term for the money that she hoped to make. A 1947 newspaper question and
Pig_Latin
British slang for a loutish, uncultured person
although slightly less negative meaning. The word itself is a product of back slang, a process whereby new words are created by spelling or pronouncing existing
Yob_(slang)
police-related slang terms exist for police officers. These terms are rarely used by the police themselves. Police services also have their own internal slang and
List of police-related slang terms
List_of_police-related_slang_terms
Japanese slang for testicles
Japanese slang term for testicles, similar in use and concept to the English slang "family jewels". Sometimes it is used in the back slang form, tamakin
Kintama
Linguistic term for jargon of a group
Adurgari, from Afghanistan Agbirigba, from Nigeria Äynu, from China Back slang, from London, United Kingdom Bahasa G, from Indonesia Banjački, from Serbia
Cant
Word whose spelling is derived by reversing the spelling of another word
Similarly cacographic anadromes are also characteristic of Victorian back slang, where for example yob stands for boy. The English language has a very
Anadrome
Vocabulary of an informal register
Slang is a vocabulary (words, phrases, and linguistic usage) of an informal register, common in everyday conversation but avoided in formal writing and
Slang
Street seller of fruit and vegetables in British towns
linguistic forms. In the 1800s, they spoke back slang; in which ordinary words are said backwards. Examples of back slang include yob for boy; ecslop for police;
Costermonger
Dialect of English spoken in the Canadian city
phonology and lexicon, commonly known as the Toronto accent and Toronto slang, respectively. It is a byproduct of the city's multiculturalism, generally
Toronto_slang
2025 Internet meme and slang term
(pronounced "six seven"; also written as 67 or 6 7) is an Internet meme, slang term, and gesture that became popular in late 2025 on TikTok and Instagram
6-7
English slang dictionary
slang. Its author, Hotten, included histories of some slangs (back slang and rhyming slang), a detailed bibliography, and a noted definition: Slang represents
A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words
A_Dictionary_of_Modern_Slang,_Cant,_and_Vulgar_Words
English-language slang used or popularized in the 2020s, usually by Generation Z or by Generation Alpha, differs from that of earlier generations. Ease
Glossary_of_2020s_slang
American slang term
Chad is a slang term for a type of young man. In the 2000s, it was used in Chicago as a derogatory description for young, upper-class, urban males. In
Chad_(slang)
English vulgar term for the human penis
Dick (/dɪk/) is a common English slang word for the human penis. It is also used by extension for a variety of slang purposes, generally considered vulgar
Dick_(slang)
Citizens Band slang
CB slang is the anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during
List_of_CB_slang
Pejorative slang word for a person or thing, mainly a woman
In the English language, bitch (/bɪtʃ/) as a slang term is a pejorative for a person, usually a woman. The term bitch is one of the most common profanities
Bitch_(slang)
Immature soybean pod used as a specialty food
the side dish, and the merienda or afternoon snack. The term is also a back slang word derived from the word tawo, meaning man, which can refer to both
Edamame
Slang term
Square is slang for a person who is conventional and old-fashioned, similar to a fuddy-duddy. This sense of the word "square" originated with the American
Square_(slang)
List of international slang
Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency
Slang_terms_for_money
1947 book by Raymond Queneau
Consequences (Par devant par derrière) Proper Names Rhyming Slang (Loucherbem) Back Slang (Javanais) Antiphrasis Dog Latin More or Less Opera English
Exercises_in_Style
Lesbian slang term
Dyke is a slang term, used as a noun meaning lesbian. It originated as a slur for masculine, butch, or androgynous girls or women. Pejorative use of the
Dyke_(slang)
Slang used mostly among LGBTQ people
LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak or queer slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ people. It has been used in various languages
LGBTQ_slang
English-language slang used in the UK
have their own slang words, as does London. Cockney slang has many varieties, the best known of which is rhyming slang. British slang has been the subject
British_slang
French language game involving reversing syllables in a word
is common in slang and youth language. It rests on a long French tradition of transposing syllables of individual words to create slang words. The word
Verlan
Slang term
the use of prick as an insult. The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang says a prick is "a despicable man, a fool, used as a general term of offence
Prick_(slang)
Pejorative term and meme
Karen is a pejorative slang term typically used to refer to a middle class woman who is perceived as entitled or excessively demanding. The term is often
Karen_(slang)
This glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States is an alphabetical collection of colloquial expressions and their idiomatic meaning
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate
List_of_military_slang_terms
Chinese Internet slang (Chinese: 中国网络用语; pinyin: zhōngguó wǎngluò yòngyǔ) refers to various kinds of Internet slang used by people on the Chinese Internet
Chinese_Internet_slang
Woman who seeks romantic or sexual relationships with younger men
is a slang term for a woman who seeks romantic or sexual relationships with significantly younger men. The origin of the word cougar as a slang term is
Cougar_(slang)
Slang for lesbians with masculine traits
distinctions serve the cause of heteronormativity." Boi (slang) Butch is Not a Dirty Word Daddy (slang) Dyke (slang) Soft butch Stone butch Stud According to Heidi
Butch_(slang)
Neighborhood type in Japan
employed on a daily basis as a form of temporary employment. Doya is a back slang of yado, which means lodging in Japanese. It refers to areas where many
Doya-gai
Slang term
Yas (/jɑːs/ YAHSS), sometimes spelled yass, is a playful or facetious slang term equivalent to the excited or celebratory use of the interjection yes
Yas_(slang)
Pejoratively, an easily offended person
snowflake in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Snowflake is a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness
Snowflake_(slang)
Mildly pejorative British English slang term
dictionary. Ayto, John; Simpson, John (2005), The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198610521 "TV's most offensive words". The
Git_(slang)
Pejorative term for Russian soldiers
June 2023. Borenstein, Eliot (2023). "Russian Orc: The Evil Empire Strikes Back". Soviet self-hatred: the secret identities of postsocialism in contemporary
Orc_(slang)
Form of slang
Polari (from Italian parlare 'to talk') is a form of slang or cant historically used primarily in the United Kingdom among the gay subculture, as well
Polari
Upper body garment without sleeves
ribbed cotton is also called an A-shirt, short for athletic shirt. Other slang terms include wifebeater, beater, guinea tee or dago tee (guinea and dago
Sleeveless_shirt
Language spoken by Irish Travellers
reversed. Many Shelta words have been disguised using techniques such as back slang, where sounds are transposed. For example, gop 'kiss' from Irish póg,
Shelta
Australian and New Zealand slang term
Dag is an Australian and New Zealand slang term, also daggy (adjective). In Australia, it is often used as an affectionate insult for someone who is,
Dag_(slang)
Internet slang
is an acronym for "laughing out loud", and a popular element of Internet slang, which can be used to indicate amusement. It was first used almost exclusively
LOL
Slang terms for men
manosphere communities, particularly incels. Alpha male Chad (slang) Internet slang Neckbeard (slang) Omegaverse Pappas, Stephanie. "Is the Alpha Wolf Idea a
Alpha_and_beta_male
2001 single by The Shins
"New Slang" is a song by American rock band The Shins, released in February 2001 as the lead single from the group's debut studio album, Oh, Inverted
New_Slang
Internet slang for chubby but cute animals
Chonky is an adjective internet slang usually for describing animals that are fat, plump or chubby, especially in an adorable and pleasant way. The word
Chonky_(slang)
Term with multiple meanings
meanings, as slang, as euphemism, and as vulgarity. Most commonly, it is used as a noun with the meaning "cat", or "coward" or "weakling". In slang, it can
Pussy
Number of slang terms
Fruit, fruity, and fruitcake, as well as its many variations, are slang or even sexual slang terms which have various origins. These terms have often been
Fruit_(slang)
LGBTQ slang and cultural identifier for large, hairy men
In LGBTQ slang, a bear is a person who identifies with the bear subculture. Bears are typically overweight or muscular gay or bisexual men with a large
Bear_(gay_culture)
Non-penetrative sex act
Peter (1992). Japanese street slang. Tengu Books. p. 110. ISBN 0-8348-0250-3. One of the more hazardous oppai [Japanese slang word meaning 'breast'] concoctions
Mammary_intercourse
Slang for sycophancy
Simp (/sɪmp/ ) is a slang term describing someone who exhibits excessive sympathy and attention toward another person, typically to someone who does not
Simp
Argot for numerals in gambling
and Slang. London: BT Batsford. ISBN 9780713422429. Ponder, S.E.G. (1938). Seven Cantonments. London: Stanley Paul. Green, Jonathon (1986). The Slang Thesaurus
List of British bingo nicknames
List_of_British_bingo_nicknames
Pejorative American slang term
some areas of American popular culture, the name Becky is a pejorative slang term for a young white woman. The term has come to be associated with a
Becky_(slang)
1951 film
Symphony in Slang is a 1951 cartoon short film directed by Tex Avery, written by Rich Hogan and released with the feature film No Questions Asked by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Symphony_in_Slang
Derogatory term for working-class Italian Americans
Guido (/ˈɡwiːdoʊ/, Italian: [ˈɡwiːdo]) is a North American subculture, slang term, and ethnic slur referring to working-class urban Italian-Americans
Guido_(slang)
Early 20th century American slang phrase
23 skidoo (sometimes 23 skiddoo) is an American slang phrase generally referring to leaving quickly, being forced to leave quickly by someone else, or
23_skidoo
Argot of the Río de la Plata region
vesre (from "[al] revés"), reversing the syllables, similar to English back slang, French verlan, Serbo-Croatian Šatrovački or Greek Podaná. Thus, tango
Lunfardo
Nigerian slang
Scotland And Nigeria". The18. Retrieved 28 May 2025. "Is Dundee United really slang for idiot in Nigeria?". The Guardian. 30 May 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved
Dundee_(slang)
Engaging in sexual acts in a public or semi-public place, or spying on such acts
Dogging is a British English slang term for engaging in sexual acts in a public or semi-public place or watching others doing so. There may be more than
Dogging_(sexual_slang)
Slang for a young-appearing gay man
British language of gay slang The Chickens and the Bulls Rodgers, Bruce, “Gay Talk: A (Sometimes Outrageous) Dictionary of Gay Slang” (Formerly entitled The
Chicken_(gay_slang)
Serbo-Croatian argot
language in Bosnia and Serbia Meshterski, secret language in Bulgaria Back slang Pig Latin Verlan in France Vesre in Argentina and Uruguay 1; 2; Karadzić:
Šatrovački
Profane Greek slang
Malakas (Greek: μαλάκας [maˈlakas]) is a commonly used profane Greek slang word, with a variety of different meanings, but literally meaning "man who
Malakas
American online streamer (born 2005)
He became known in 2025 on TikTok and Kick for his usage of incelosphere slang and his "looksmaxxing" content, which incorporated controversial practices
Clavicular_(influencer)
Slang term
slang word for a vulva. It has also been used as a slang descriptor in relation to a belly dance and related types of movement. The term is a slang descriptor
Coochee
Colloquialisms in the Georgian language
Georgian slang (Georgian: ქართული ჟარგონი, romanized: kartuli zhargoni) is the colloquial terminology of Georgian, a Kartvelian language that is an official
Georgian_slang
Multi-volume historical dictionary of English slang
author, considers the work to be in the lineage of English slang dictionaries going back to Francis Grose's 18th-century Classical Dictionary of the
Green's_Dictionary_of_Slang
speech – Speech that expresses hatred towards individuals or groups LGBT slang – Slang used mostly among LGBTQ peoplePages displaying short descriptions of
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Terminology associated with RuPaul's Drag Race
A number of slang terms have been used on Drag Race. Some terms in the list already existed within drag culture, but were more widely popularized by their
Drag_Race_terminology
1960s counterculture neologism
"head" and "hippie". In the 2015 edition of Eric Partridge's A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, the term "freak out" in relation to drug use
Freak-out_(slang)
Gay slang term for men who cruise for sex
Troll and trolling are slang terms used almost exclusively among gay men to characterize gay, bisexual and questioning or bi-curious men who cruise or
Troll_(gay_slang)
2001 anime series based on Nintendo's Kirby franchise
he acts like a stereotypical "slimy used-car salesman" and often uses slang. Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Naito) Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi (Japanese);
Kirby:_Right_Back_at_Ya!
Obfuscation of language for fun and secrecy
the remaining letters. Merry Christmas → Mizzle Christmizzle English Back slang Formed by speaking words backwards; where unnecessary, anagrams may be
Language_game
Slang in Hong Kong evolves over time, and mainly comprises Cantonese, English, or a combination of the two. The word slanguage consists of two original
Hong_Kong_slang
Pejorative slang term
iPad kid is a pejorative slang term typically used to refer to Generation Alpha children who are addicted to computers, mobile phones, video game consoles
IPad_kid
Slang term
Bimbo is a slang term for a conventionally attractive, sexualized, and dim-witted woman. It is commonly employed for women who are blonde, have curvaceous
Bimbo
Slang term for "lesbian"
Lala (Chinese: 拉拉; pinyin: lālā) is a non-derogatory Chinese slang term for lesbian, or a same-sex desiring woman. It is used primarily by the LGBT+ community
Lala_(Chinese_slang)
Slang phrase
Big dick energy (BDE) is a slang phrase that originated in 2018, denoting an easy confidence. The phrase big dick energy denotes an easy confidence or
Big_dick_energy
usage in the UK rather than a universal one); in plural, breasts (vulgar slang e.g. "get your baps out, love"); a person's head (Northern Ireland). barmaid *
Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States
Glossary_of_British_terms_not_widely_used_in_the_United_States
from Germany Manisch, from Giessen, Germany Back slang, from London, United Kingdom Cockney Rhyming Slang, from London, United Kingdom Engsh, from Kenya
List of pidgins, creoles, mixed languages and cants based on Indo-European languages
List_of_pidgins,_creoles,_mixed_languages_and_cants_based_on_Indo-European_languages
Slang term for an attractive, unintelligent man
pronoun him and bimbo, is a slang term for a sexually attractive, hunky, naïve and dim-witted man. The first known use dates back to 1988; the word gained
Himbo
abba – to carry someone (normally a child) on one's back africtionary – Website for African Slang dictionary. ag man – oh man; ag as the Afrikaans equivalent
List of South African slang words
List_of_South_African_slang_words
Slang word
Owned is a slang word that originated in the 1990s among hackers where it referred to "rooting" or gaining administrative control over someone else's
Owned_(slang)
Person who removes animal carcasses
consumption. "Knackered" meaning tired, exhausted or broken in British and Irish slang is commonly used in Australia, Ireland, Newfoundland, New Zealand, and the
Knacker
Sexual subculture within the African-American community
Down-low, sometimes shortened to DL, is an African-American slang term generally used within the African-American community that typically refers to a
Down-low_(sexual_slang)
Improvised knife-like weapon
as cant for "knife". The exact spelling shiv is recorded in underworld slang from 1915. The cant word probably derives from the Romani word chiv "blade"
Shiv
Insult
Wanker is slang for "one who wanks (masturbates)", but is most often used as a general insult. It is a pejorative term of English origin common in Britain
Wanker
Traditions and social behaviors associated with the consumption of coffee
consumers of coffee in the world. Swedes have fika (pronounced [ˈfîːka] ; back slang of kaffi [coffee, dialectal]), which is a coffee break with sweet breads
Coffee_culture
Low-quality AI-generated digital content
among 4chan, Hacker News, and YouTube commentators as a form of in-group slang. The British computer programmer Simon Willison is credited with being an
AI_slop
Internet slang
keysmash (alternatively key smash, key mash or keyboard smash) is internet slang for the typing out of a random sequence of letters on a computer keyboard
Keysmash
Online slang and alternative orthography
Hexspeak IDN homograph attack Internet slang Jargon File, a glossary and usage dictionary of computer programmer slang LOLCAT and its "lolspeak", a similar
Leet
Retrieved 17 November 2015. "Surf Terms, Slang and Phrases". Surfing Waves. Retrieved 6 October 2003. "SURFER SLANG 101". STOKED SURF SCHOOL. Archived from
Glossary_of_surfing
Nursery rhyme and traditional song
179, 365 "Cockney Rhyming Slang | Languages of London | Rose of York". 4 December 2017. "Rub-A-Dub is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Pub!". "Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Rub-a-dub-dub
Sociolect of English in the United Kingdom
Translation", one of the first examples of British "white slang" and British "black slang" appearing side-by-side on a record (however, still distinct
Multicultural_London_English
Hoaxes of words used in the grunge subculture
Grunge speak was a hoax series of slang words purportedly connected to the subculture of grunge in Seattle, reported as fact in The New York Times in
Grunge_speak
19th-century slang term
Spondulix is 19th-century slang for money or cash, more specifically a reasonable amount of spending money. Spondulicks, spondoolicks, spondulacks, spondulics
Spondulix
Obfuscated speech on social media
readers. Other similar adoption of obfuscated speech include Cockney rhyming slang and Polari, which historically were used by London gangs and British gay
Algospeak
Slang expression
dominance. According to the Historical Dictionary of American Slang, the phrase dates back to 1681, when sex workers would use it to ask each other who
Who's_your_daddy?
Slang term for compressed bales of illicit marijuana
Square grouper is a slang term for compressed bales of illicit marijuana that appear on the U.S. Gulf Coast, sometimes lost by smugglers in errant air
Square_grouper
Slang for a stereotypically feminine lesbian
"Lipstick lesbian" is slang for a lesbian who exhibits a great amount of feminine gender attributes, such as wearing make-up, dresses or skirts, and having
Lipstick_lesbian
Slang term for rumor or gossip
Scuttlebutt in slang usage means rumor or gossip, deriving from the nautical term for the cask used to serve water (or, later, a water fountain). The
Scuttlebutt
Israeli political thriller television series
Kustanowitz praised the series' subtitles for their adapt translation of Hebrew slang including references to The Exodus and Judaism. Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave
Fauda
travel, tourism, insurance
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