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Will The Oxford Dictionary Of African American English Help Address Language Appropriation?
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new project will finally acknowledge that AAVE isn't just slang. AlthoughAfricanAmerican...
Gen Alphas are already leaving their mark on the internet. Here are 9 slang terms they're using, and...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGen Alphas are beginning to develop their own slang words.Daniel Llao Calvet / Getty Images Gen...
Who has the most "rizz"? Oxford's word of the year shows us Black culture's impact
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTom Holland; Zendaya Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images What the hell is "rizz" anyway? Oxford's...
A teacher is going viral on TikTok for his 'Gen Z term dictionary' featuring words like 'baddie' and...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA high school class (stock photo).carlosalvarez/Getty Images High school teacher Larry Lexicon...
How did words like periodt, GYAT, cap and drip come to be? All about the Black history of slang
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn the realm of pop culture, new phrases and slang are constantly being introduced to growing...
"The Gibberish Some Of You Choose To Use Is Improper English": This Teacher Is Going Viral For...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMost would agree that a teacher's job is to create a safe space for all students to express...
Lizzo Calls Out White People For Using AAVE, Says “Bring Back Gatekeeping”
VIBE via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBlack culture is ubiquitous, and it has caused other races to try and poach certain aspects of how...
Internet Slang That Needs To Retire
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJohn J. Custer/BuzzFeed News “Not this” Not me using this phrase about 100 times a day. To be clear, I take no issue with other people using the “not...
Why are teens saying ‘low-key’ and what does it mean?
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAre you a low-key annoying parent? Aren’t we all? The phrase “low-key” expresses a lackluster...
White Gen Z Has Suddenly "Discovered" AAVE. Now They're Trying to Claim It
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile scrolling on my Twitter feed the other day, my meme hunt was interrupted by a post from...