Questions tagged [slang]
Slang is a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal.
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"seen before" vs "already seen"
Please clarify the exact difference between:
I've seen your hands before
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I've already seen your hands
Which sounds more natural in everyday English and which sound more common in formal talking or ...
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What do you call a person who cares about personal well-being, hygiene and fitness?
In colloquial English, what a person who cares about personal well-being, hygiene and fitness, is called? if there are words which refer to just one or two aspects please mention them too.
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Understanding word in the college is 1987
The Passage is from Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem. what is this line: "Word in the college is 1987 is going to be worse." means? Also, who is Maureen Pringle?
PROFESSOR: A DJ, eh?
GINGER: That’s right,...
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What does Meat for the dogs mean?
What does Meat for the dogs mean?
it's from a play called Frankenstein
Victor: I shall need a steady supply of internal organs.
Ewan: Very good, sir.
Rab: Organs!
Ewan: Quiet, Rab. Meat for the dogs....
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Emphasize something with two adverbs
Do you use two adverbs before noun to emphasize something or do you end sentence with three adverbs maybe informal in an informal setting if not formal way? If you do then what is adverb orders?
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What does "Don't hate" mean or imply here?
I am not quite get the logic between the lines here. Is "Don't hate" a slang or sth? Why did Bruce say it? (he sure knows Tony not hates him, so it's a joke, right? but meaning what?) This phrase ...
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"Lay it on". Would my guess be correct? British English
Ahm, I liked and quite often listen to this old song.
But I haven't paid enough attention to what the singer is singing up until now.
Now, I have a question. The singer says,
From 0:50:
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I need to make my sentence sound like slang [closed]
I have a line "Turn on your iPod. We're about to get on the road." (Guy is talking with his passenger in a car), so I need to make it more like slang, maybe a bit rough. The point is that the other ...
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Meaning of term "sh*-spit"
In movie "Polar" one character uses an invective "shit-spit" for crime organization boss. What does "shit-spit" mean? Could you provide me some definition or alternative term? I found one definition ...
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How does stand for "get V"?
I remember we would dream about kids
Tryna get that V with that crib
Back when you used to be’s with that Crip
I can suppose it means a vehicle, but might it be something else?
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The origins of xbow
"xbow", sometimes spelled "x-bow", "XBow" or even "x bow", is a common contraction in the gaming environment which means "crossbow". Having started gaming as a child, I've never paid too much ...
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How to understand song titles like: "Hit me off"
I'm listening R&B and would like to know what singer says.
Google translator cannot help and and linguee has no records.
How should I understand "hit me off" in the lyrics for the New Edition ...
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unprofessional and totally unacceptable greetings [closed]
Is greeting someone as "Hi there John, " considered unprofessional and in no uncertain terms considered totally unacceptable when greeting work collegues?
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What is the meaning of `DOPE`? [closed]
What is the meaning of DOPE?
I recently joined a Google+ Group, the reply of a user is
So DOPE!!!
I do not understand it, I can only guess it is good or nice, or another similar meaning.
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"Flicker" what does this word mean in the video?
I am so afraid that I am bombarding lots of questions here.
And let me thank you so much for all ( probably ) of native speakers here for your efforts from the bottom of my heart.
I like(d) Kee&...
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The Internet is Your Oyster
Why they say the Internet is your oyster when they mean, I guess, you can find abundant resources to solve your problem?
Update : It has an origin which I missed.
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What does 'share squat' mean in this context?
I came across the sentence in a comment from this news story.
The investigators are sharing squat. But I bet they know a whole a lot.
What does 'sharing squat' mean here?
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Not common words [closed]
Is this a vulgar slang or something? When such a word can be used?
You are a blight.
Is there other words that convey the same clue?
E.g. You are an adversity, an ordeal.
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What does this sentence from King's "End of Watch" mean?
“Not that this daybreak would be up to much even when it finally got rolling; call it dawn with a hangover”
I don't quite understand 'up to much even' and 'got rolling', thank you. And actually not ...
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How common is "What does XYZ mean*s*"?
Recently I've noticed that quite a few native English speakers ask like "What does XYZ means?" instead of "What does XYZ mean?" (There's an s at the end)
I know this is unacceptable in formal English,...
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Lyrics grammar parsing
There is a song by Larry Graham (It ain't no fun to me) with the following words:
October sun is shining
These tears they cause the pain
It simply make up
Only just to break up, oh baby
What ...
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"The sketched one"
I'm new in the English world.
This is my questions: can I say the sentence "the sketched one" to indicate a draft version of a work?
Is it correct in english?
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Phrasal verb, slang or a word for gather around or to look at something or someone with joy [closed]
I'm looking for a slang, phrasal verb or a word that explains people looking at something or someone. E.g. when people gather around a new-born baby and look at it with joy. Or when someone is looking ...
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The definition of the words "Word Up!" and "code word"
I like and liked this song for a long time since I heard when it was sung by Melanny B ( Spice girls ). However, I am afraid, what does the word "word up!" mean and its lyric says it's a "code word" ...
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What does the "ant or aunt'' means?
What does the "ant or aunt'' means? (see below: right bottom)
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Usage of "smooth"
The 5th definition of smooth in Macmillan:
showing disapproval relaxed and confident in a way that usually
persuades people to do things. This word shows that you do not trust
people like this
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What does "sticking (sticky) cover" mean in the context of a video game?
About the Black Mesa mod:
"Not For Those Who Want: An all-new experience. It looks new, but it's the same old Half-Life. There's no sticking cover or regenerating health here, kids."
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Pick Up One's Step
I have a question about this:
It was not long before the infectious rhythm was spreading throughout the ranks. Footweary soldiers started to pick up their step in cadence with the growing chorus ...
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Adding "s" to the verbs it doesn't belong to
Just curious about this thing, some people add -s in sentences like here: "I keeps my promises"
and I've also seen people both adding it and using it the normal way in the same paragraph of ...
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can someone please explain me the meaning of "It's not cut" in this context
I've playing a game called gta san andreas and there's a phrase that i'm no understanding at all the context is:
the character called CJ and the other called big smoke have to go to cj's mom funeral ...
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"Dont make it weird" - What does it mean?
In the bathroom there is a sign "Get naked unless you are just visiting. Dont make it weird!". What does the last part ("Dont make it weird") mean? Dont act like it is weird ? ...
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Idiom/slang for the expression "to use in an unwitting fashion/manner"
In the following video (2.12), the commentator is using the expression "to use in an unwitting fashion", whose meaning is perfectly understandable. My question is about how the same idea ...
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Who all is back question
Who all is back?
It's a cue from a dialogue. The character asks another about the people invited back to the team. I googled the phrase and found a news post titled "Stranger Things Cast Reunion ...
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"looked at someone as" + adjective
Context: "My groupmates looked at me as weird when my mother came to see me every Monday."
Is "looked as weird" okay? Or should it be "looked at me as a weirdo"? I'm not ...
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When to use No and Nope [duplicate]
As per what I understand Nope is an informal way of expressing the same what no does.
Is it appropriate to use Nope in official mails, or is it suggested to use in like whatsapp chat etc.
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Understanding 2 Trevs
the passage is from Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth. What 2 Trevs stand for?
GINGER. I’m a DJ.
JOHNNY. He’s an unemployed plasterer.
PROFESSOR. I see. Are you pure or applied?
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The meaning of the acronym ITE?
I am reading a novel about North African prisoners of war and in it the writer uses the acronym "Ite" to represent a certain AXIS group of Soldiers. The best I can make out is that its the ...
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kick off - usage
If someone does something suddenly, is it correct to say that he did it "from a kick-off"?
Another situation: if someone gets angry, is it correct to answer "don't kick off"?
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The verb "bitch" in the transitive sene
I've been having an agony of the use of the verb "bitch" in the transitive verb which was used many times in Aersosmith's songs, but may be it was I didn't give enough attention to it, after ...
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Which of these sentence is correct given the subject of the sentence?
Which of these sentence is correct?
“I am a person who likes their hair”
(we conjugate with “person” we use “their” as a gender-neutral pronoun or do we put “his?”)
“I am a person who like her hair”
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Understanding been up half the night lying in wait for her
I'm having trouble understanding of this passage from The Ferryman (Jez Butterworth) What is the meaning of:"been up half the night lying in wait for her"?
UNCLE PAT. She’s been up half the ...
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Understanding My beauty was never in danger
The passage's from The Ferryman (play). What is the meaning of "My beauty was never in danger" in the passage, Also
is "Dunn's Ground" is a farming slang or something?
MICHAEL. Here, Aunt Cait. ...
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Understanding "Cracker"
What does "cracker" mean in these passages from The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth:
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QUINN. Where’s Michael?
CAITLIN. Flat on his cracker in bed.
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MICHAEL. Morning, Tom Kettle. Where’s m’da?
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what does "drop one's balls" mean?
I see it in "Regular Show"
The whole sentence : Benson's gonna drop his balls when he sees how good we set up these chairs.
Is it a slang ? I haven't found anything in web.
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Can you use the adjective "hard" in slang speak as an adverb?
I am wondering if the slang speak "hard" as in "I hard countered her champion in the last game", can be used in other sentences to mean a similar thing, and how widespread the usage is. Notice the ...
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meaning of the phrase "amped up on" in context
It is from Crash Course A&P. It is at 1 minute and 23 second. Here is the context:
But even when they are functioming well, some of your immune cells are careening around your body like ...
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Left wing liberal snowflake
I've seen a comment that
I am a left wing liberal snowflake.
What does it mean?
I saw this on a Facebook comment; it's from Ellen talk show. Here is the screenshot:
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Meaning of "cross" in "While the cross has corrected slightly this week, we expect the uptrend to continue and recommend a buy-on-dips strategy"
From an article titled "Euro to US Dollar Exchange Rate Will Go Higher, Analysts Say, Buy On Dips":
“While the cross has corrected slightly this week, we expect the uptrend to continue and ...
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Does book mean leave?
I heard this sentence and wondering what does book mean?
Let's book! police is comming...
I looked into a dictionary but didn't find an appropriate meaning for book in the sentence above but i ...
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meaning of a sentence in simak's project mastodon chpt.1
I am wondering the meaning of the following sentence found at the end of chapter 1 in Simak's Project Mastodon!:
Snide item in smug, smart-alecky gossip column: Saucers are passé at the Pentagon. ...
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