green language
n.— «Instead, they should be taught English as a second language, Robinson said, knowing that they’ll need to speak properly in order to get a job and earn a living.…Robinson calls standard English the “Green Language” as a way to equate it with earning money.» —“Ed official stirs debate by backing street slang” by Jiquanda Johnson Flint Journal (Mich.) Mar. 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
A remarkable new documentary explores the world of amateur and professional mermaiding and the language bubbling up within it. Some mermaiding enthusiasts greet each other with a friendly “Shello!” Plus, an adoptee wonders what to call...
To be creasing, or to be creased up, means you’re laughing so hard you’re doubled over at the waist, as if your belly has a big crease in it. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of ““Creasing” and “Creased Up”: Laughing So Hard You...