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• In Defense of “Douchebag”

  
  Feministe — Authority: 650
  Don Hazen has an article up on AlterNet today opposing the use of “douchebag” as an insult . Douchebag, he says, is a sexist term: I don’t see the increased use of a sexist term related to women sanitizing their vaginas as a mark of progress. The word’s street meaning, as described in the gritty urban ...
  8 hours ago

• WHO THE FUCK IS “BECKY”???

  
  Jacky Jasper's Diary of a Hollywood Street King — Authority: 145
  Tweet This Story! Why is “Becky” the new slang term used to refer to white chic’s? I don’t get it… And guess what? I think it’s fucking racist. If the tables were turned, and white people were calling all black chic’s “Japonica”, we would freak out. Wouldn’t we? There’s even a song titled ...
  13 hours ago

• Saigon’s Video Ho Sets Sights on Me? (From The Inbox)

  
  Shabooty.com — Authority: 555
  From the Inbox: Saigon’s Video Ho Sets Sights on Me? Ironically, as this chick posted Saigon’s private twitter messages for the world to see, here’s her email to me that I just had to share, as well: The way your site portrays me falls under the category of slander/libel, especially when it was admitted that ...
  19 hours ago

• lap vermin

  
  Slang O' The Day — Authority: 124
  Origin: American Slang Definition: the cards placed in a magazine that constantly fall out as you read Example: She sat down to enjoy her magazines and was quickly covered in lap vermin.
  1 day ago

• "Frank Sinatra is downright fascinating — or what the youngsters would probably call cool..."

  
  Althouse — Authority: 751
  "... He is beautifully casual with a bottle, bullseye-sharp with a gag and shockingly frank and impertinent in making passes at dames." From the 1959 NYT review , written by Bosley Crowther, of the movie "Some Came Running," which is playing here in Madison tonight, and on the list of things we might do. Heres the ...
  2 days ago

• Slang

  
  Lexiophiles — Authority: 134
  Slang refers to the kind of informal speech which is common in every language. We have an article series on Words everybody needs to know before going to Russia. The articles explore the matter of how the same words can have different meanings, depending on how they are used. Slang is something which doesn’t just ...
  2 days ago

• Its all money

  
  Not a sheep — Authority: 149
  World Wide Words explains the "colloquial terms for specific sums of money" in English usage. You will find explanations for the terms a score, a ton,a one-er, a nifty, a drink, a pony, a monkey, macaroni (rhyming slang for pony), quid, nicker,a marigold, tanner, bob, tosherooon, an Oxford, joey and the Maggie.
  2 days ago

• chesticles

  
  Slang O' The Day — Authority: 124
  Origin: American Slang Definition: breasts Example: The dress was low cut, so you could see her chesticles.
  2 days ago

• More Than Ever, You Can Say That on Television

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Wanda Sykes star in “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” Nina Tassler, the president of CBS Entertainment, commented that shows like “Old Christine” “merely reflect a different family dynamic.”
  3 days ago

• deja moo

  
  Slang O' The Day — Authority: 124
  Origin: American Slang Definition: the feeling that you have heard this bull before Example: As she made excuses for being late, I experienced deja moo.
  3 days ago

• それなんてエロゲ [sore nante eroge]

  
  Japanese words of anime fans, by anime fans, for anime fans — Authority: 109
  A scene from Eternity You Wish  There is an old saying, 事実は小説より奇なり [jijitsu wa shousetsu yori ki nari] in Japanese, which means facts are more extraordinary than novels. That is, no matter how fishy it sounds, it could be true. The more it sounds too good to be true, the more we could believe ...
  3 days ago

• Talk Like a Local: Becoming British

  
  NileGuidance: A Travel Blog — Authority: 128
  It’s a well known fact that the British have special powers when it comes to slang. They can turn the dullest sentence into something at once amusing, sarcastic and adorable just by shortening a word and inserting a nickname. For example: Regular English: I just hung that picture up completely crooked. ...
  4 days ago

• BoBo Address (Debugging Slang, Part 4)

  
  Crash Dump Analysis — Authority: 134
  a  bobo address - an address a system will definitely crash at, given an opportunity Examples: bad0b0b0 , 00000000 - Dmitry Vostokov @ DumpAnalysis.org - Memory Dump It
  4 days ago

• 160 Slang Terms For Breasts

  
  I Am Not A Hamster — Authority: 128
  The video about "anatomical slang" that I mentioned in a recent post is finally done and posted and its really quite a list. I have to say that some of those, um, terms are really strange. Sounding like anything from something youd expect in better Outer Banks rentals to a whole collection of [...]
  4 days ago

• "The Diablo Code"

  
  Go Into The Story — Authority: 489
  Per todays Screenwriting 101 which features Diablo Codya, a H/T to Mystery Man for this from EmpireOnline.com: The Diablo Cod : A compilation of Diablo Cody-speak from Juno, The United States of Tara , and Jennifers Body . Here are a few of my favorites: CSI, to go [adverb] To search an area thoroughly. ...
  5 days ago

• Himono onna: Dried fish woman

  
  Hungry for Words: Mostly Japanese — Authority: 92
  Hi! Im back! The first draft of my bento cookbook is in, and I now have a bit more time for other writing. So many people asked when this blog would be back...so here it is. I hope youll continue to enjoy it. So, todays word is another zokugo (俗語　ぞくご）or slang word that is popular recently: ...
  5 days ago

• Fine and Dandy (In All Except Etymology)

  
  OUPblog — Authority: 568
  By Anatoly Liberman Dandy first made its appearance on the Scottish border and in the 1780’s became current in British slang. Its origin (most probably, dialectal) remains a mystery—a common thing with such words. Etymologists have grudgingly resigned themselves to the idea that dandy goes back to the pet ...
  5 days ago

• moby

  
  Slang O' The Day — Authority: 124
  Origin: English Slang Definition: mobile (cell) phone Example: Has anyone seen my moby? I’m sure it was here somewhere.
  5 days ago

• The Automatic sign sales and distribution deal with EMI Label Services

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 154
  The Automatic sign sales and distribution deal with EMI Label Services -1.0 5 2009-11-11 01:48:51 1stAngel The Automatic return with their brand new single Interstate on 7th December 2009, marking the start of a whole new chapter for the Cardiff-based quartet. Following a three year rollercoaster ride ...
  5 days ago

• A Brief Note About That Anatomical Slang Post

  
  I Am Not A Hamster — Authority: 128
  It figures. I just finished that post about "Anatomical Slang" just a couple minutes ago and suddenly it hit me that its possible, even likely that at least some female readers might take offense to the subject. Heck, I am not a hamster, I made sure that my home alarm systems are in [...]
  6 days ago

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