herb

herb
 n.— «“Why you acting like an herb?” For those who don’t know, “herb” is a derogatory name that the hip hop generation of African American’s has for people who seek knowledge and don’t want to be gangstas.» —“In Defense of Bill Cosby” by Robert Lashley Blogcritics.org Jan. 18, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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Blessing Box (episode #1613)

Is there such a thing as a “neutral” accent, and if so what does it sound like? And that quirk in the way southern Californians talk about freeways. They’ll say things like take the 405 and get on the 8. Why the definite article...