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Definition: "6-7" is less of a slang with meaning than a meaningless response.
火星文 fo2 sing1 man4 (for-sing-muhn): “Martian language” Meaning: a nickname referring to internet slang that rebuilds Chinese phrases with homophones, English letters and numbers.
Cantonese slang: 擺上檯 baai2 soeng5 toi4 (baai-seung-toi) Literal translation: “Put on the table” Meaning: to be dragged into a conversation or situation and be forced to speak up in public.
It's like a different language. Gen Z's slang words are everywhere and they're entering mainstream. Best you learn the ...
Don’t be stumped by cricket terms that have become a part of everyday English in Australia.
Cocone Corp has released a funny Japanese app – JAPOW! (for iPhone/iPod touch/English ver.) JAPOW! introduces unique words and customs for foreign people who are learning Japanese and interested in ...
Gen Z's head-scratching lingo is befuddling elder coworkers as it seeps into Slack channels and Team chats across the nation, prompting the uninitiated to surf the web for a definition.
Marine dad and retired Navy civilian Russ Scholl’s “Periodic Table of Military Slang” lays out and defines 321 of the military’s most amusing and esoteric terms and phrases, arranging them ...
Understanding Aussie slang and workplace idioms goes beyond casual chit-chat. In this episode of Trabaho, Visa, atbp., let's ...
Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor from Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ school us in royal slang. From “elevenses” to “Operation London Bridge,” Emma and Josh sound like “blue blood” in this ...
Did you know that even beyond what we see in the army, there are numerous sources for slang expressions in Hebrew?
Every generation has slang, but Gen Alpha’s has a particularly unhinged quality, some parents say. Still, experts say their bad rep isn’t totally deserved.