Every generation has its own way of speaking, but some slang words just don’t stand the test of time. Once popular phrases that were part of everyday conversation are now barely hanging on, used only ...

When Tony Thorne first started researching slang, he was largely on his own. This was in the ’80s, when, according to Thorne, the academic community “virtually ignored” slang as a part of linguistics.

Slang is an entire vocabulary all on its own, and American slang is no different. It’s quirky, strange and sometimes outright confusing if we’re being honest! American slang is filled with phrases and ...

In a bright, airy classroom above the busy streets of Westwood, a group of advanced English students is puzzling over one of its toughest challenges to date: What is the distinction between “bum” and ...

ALEX LASSITER: Hello, lovely people! It’s Alex Lassiter with The Minnesota Daily, and you’re listening to In The Know, a podcast dedicated to the University of Minnesota. I’ll keep it a hunnit, I ...

"Yass" means "yes" and expresses excitement or agreement; on X, it is celebratory slang. Despite its fame on the internet, ...

It was on the social-media platform some call X that I first encountered the slang term tea, an expression that originated in Black drag culture to mean “gossip” or “secret biographical ...

An American who lives in London has revealed the three British phrases he now loves to use, even though he found them 'weird' at first. Kjordy is famous for his unique takes on British culture on ...