This week’s “Slang This!” contestant tries to decipher the slang phrases dance at two weddings and put the big pot in the little pot. She also shares her own favorite slang terms for crumb crusher, rug rat and ankle biter. By the...
deliteracy n.— «The very purpose of this series is to combat what I call the ‘deliteracy’ of current and common culture, i.e.- the active dumbing down of art and discourse. Nowadays, many magazines that used to interview people of...
East Los n.— «I’m a 42 year old vato from east los with four children and a love of Jesus Christ.» —“Re: Excuse Me !!!” by Lloyd Sanchez Usenet: soc.culture.mexican.american Jun 26, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued...
post up
v. phr.— «Posted up—kicking back.» —“Kids help geezer get the hang of slang” by Eddie Jimenez Fresno Bee (California) May 21, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
audism n.— «While her health issues have played a major role in shaping her life, Poteet has struggled with a form of subtle social exclusion called “audism,” a relatively new term to describe the often contentious...
king v.— «Ive met hiphop heads in graff, ive met dirtty hippies heads in graff, that could probabbly king all of us, graff isnt a culture by itself, its a big melting pot full of every culture.» —“Re: Tyke+Kaws= Kawn” by...