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Linguist predicts that new slang is coming because of one important factor
Newsweek· 1 day agoIf you think you're up to date with the latest TikTok terminology, think again. One linguist insists...
'The Kardashians': North West Hangs Up on Mom Kim Kardashian After She Misuses Slang Word
ET Online via AOL· 7 days agoNorth West is not a fan of her mom Kim Kardashian's attempts to try out teen slang. The nearly...
You're 'fixin' to'? And where's 'the city'? Decoding Oklahoma slang
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoThe word means "you all," and you might even hear an Oklahoman say, "All y'all...ol'". The term is used as an adjective to describe a rather large item. For example ...
Dictionary brings dying Beijing slang back to life
Mountain View Telegraph· 6 days agoIn fact, it's a humorous and euphemistic way of saying "to die" in the Beijing dialect. "I don't even know what lalagu is," said the Internet-savvy Beijing native, who prefers buzzwords like ...
Geeking Out Over a Word’s History
New York Times· 4 days agoA headline on a 2021 New York Times article made a bold claim: President Biden was a geek. The noun “geek” dates to the late 19th century, when it was an American slang < ...
What does it mean if you have 'Unc Status'? The phrase for getting older, explained
The Daily Dot· 2 days agoAAVE has given the internet some of its favorite terms, and unc status is one of many examples of...
¿Cómo Se Dice? California Loops In AI To Translate Health Care Information
North Denver News· 2 days agoTranslating “cardiac arrest” into Spanish is also tricky because “arresto” means getting detained by the police. The examples of how translation could go awry in any language ...
Kim Kardashian's Children Call Her 'Cringe' for This Reason
TooFab· 7 days agoKim Kardashian is a regular mom, she's just not a cool mom -- so say her four children. On the...
Council Post: 15 Important DEI Factors For CEOs Of Large Remote Companies
Forbes· 20 hours agoIn any remote enterprise with a global footprint, keeping track of the needs of all demographics,...
Renaissance on the bayou – the revival of a lost language
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 hours agoMorris and his peers were in a race against time to document them, and in the small town of Charenton on the Bayou Teche, he encountered Benjamin Paul and Delphine Ducloux, members of a small ...
