1. A kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of coinages and figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other effect. 2. Language peculiar to a group; argot or jargon: thieves...
“膠” is sometimes used in place of a Cantonese expletive which sounds similar, in order to be humorous or discreet. It can describe people, things, or situations, that are deemed stupid or foolish, and therefore has also spawned the usage “派膠” (paai3 gaau1; to give away plastic)...
乙女OtomeYoung maiden. 中二病Chuunibyou8th grader syndrome. Time period when person (usually around 14yrs old) is under the delusions that world spins around them (they are the greatest, main characters of the world. Etc). Usually used in anime for characters thinking they have superpowers. ...
When Nigerians are not acting bougie with the Queen’s English, or speaking their local dialect, pidgin is the go-to. Think of Nigerian pidgin as the butter that brings two slices of bread together. Your street game is dead if these Nigerian pidgin slangs aren’t part of your vocab. E ...
• These are used for saying that you don’t know something because it is impossible for anyone to know it. • 当佝丌知道问题的答案,而且其他人也丌可能知道的时候,就可以用返两句。 • e.g. ‘Will they ever find the missing aircraft?’ ...
texting Australians were abbreviating all manner of words, or replacing them with shorter words in order to make communication more compact. Add to that the Australian tendency to speak very quickly…. and new arrivals especially those with only English lesson taught English are going to struggle...
‘prove’ that much of English slang came from the Irish language. The most annoying thing about that book was the support that he was given in some quarters by people who should have known a lot better. (In fact, there are still a few isolated loonies out there, hiding out like ...
Sorry if you’re not a Yoruba speaking person because this slang is very raw. Naira Marley on the track Didolobo shared that Ladies are meant to be treated well and specially on the bed and of course Money is meant to be spent.