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Topic: Slang

Gen Z buzzwords (LiiaLonnArt/Getty Images)

Skibidi doesn't belong in the dictionary

Andi Zeisler
A sign made by the group Democracy NC reads It's time to vote y'all, on November 5, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Today marked the last day for early voting in the state before Election Day on November 8. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

"Y'all" has finally become mainstream

David B. Parker
Trinity the Tuck, Shea Couleé, Raja, The Vivienne, Jaida Essence Hall, Jinkx Monsoon, Monét X Change and Yvie Oddly in Season 7 of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" (Jordin Althaus/World of Wonder/Paramount+)

11 drag slang terms you should know

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
A cute goat (Getty Images)

America’s 30 most Googled slang terms

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
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Cat Got Your Tongue? (Getty Images/Auki)

What makes a cliché a cliché?

Kirk Hazen, Jordan Lovejoy - The Conversation
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The world's only professional dog-rater

Jillian Kestenbaum

Asha Parker
(Jiri Flogel, Shutterstock)

Janet Allon - Alternet
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New slang is old hat in OED

Paula Young Lee
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The absurd history of slang

Jonathon Green
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A history of sexual slang

Jonathon Green
Shia LaBeouf (AP/Joel Ryan)

Jenny Kutner
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(Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

Michael Reid Roberts
(via Wikipedia)

Angela Tung - The Week

Toby Ash - The Browser
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