Slang

Slang is a vocabulary (words, phrases, and linguistic usage) of an informal register, common in everyday conversation but avoided in formal writing and speech. It also often refers to the language exclusively used by the members of particular in-groups in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both. The word itself came about in the 18th century and has been defined in multiple ways since its conception, with no single technical usage in linguistics.

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red-dyed cotton tape formerly used for bundling official documents; by extension, excessively bureaucratic procedures or regulations

language term for jargon or argot of a group

confrontation among two or more parties in which no participant can proceed or retreat without being exposed to danger

frustration experienced by a privileged person in a First World country

variety of Czech spoken in Brno

psychology

method of ending substance dependence by abrupt, complete cessation of use

linguistic patterns associated with young speakers

English murder victim

State of wearing no underwear

A boondoggle is a project that is considered a waste of both time and money, yet is often continued due to extraneous policy or political motivations.

Gandhigiri is a neologism in India which is used to express the tenets of Gandhism (the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi, which include Satyagraha and Ahimsa) in contemporary terms. The term became popular due to its usage in the 2006 Hindi film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai.

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Nigel ( ) is an English masculine given name.

Šatrovački (; Serbian Cyrillic: шатровачки) or šatra (; Serbian Cyrillic: шатра) is an argot within the Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian languages comparable to verlan in French or vesre in Spanish.

thumb|Poster for the 1935 film G Men thumb|right|American World War II home front poster "Don't be an Amateur G-man!" G-man (short for "government man", plural G-men) is an American slang term for agents of the United States Government. It is especially used as a term for an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

retail establishment that specializes in the sales of psychoactive substances

Vukajlija is a popular Serbia-based slang dictionary. The site mainly consists of often humorous definitions, observations and (not rarely vulgar) explanations of slang terms. It is similar to Urban Dictionary.

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language used in correctional institutions

run down automobile

local dialect and a sociolect of the Finnish language

caricature of rich, corruptly influential political donors

stereotype of lesbian relationships

thumb|right|300px|Blues shuffle or boogie played on guitar in E major (). Boogie is a repetitive, swung note or shuffle rhythm, "groove" or pattern used in blues which was originally played on the piano in boogie-woogie music. The characteristic rhythm and feel of the boogie was then adapted to guitar, double bass, and other instruments. The earliest recorded boogie-woogie song was in 1916. By the 1930s, swing bands such as Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Louis Jordan all had boogie hits. By the 1950s, boogie became incorporated into the emerging rockabilly and rock and roll styl

interjection

verbs that contribute to other verbs' meanings

Sadfishing is a term used to describe a behavioural trend where people make exaggerated claims about their emotional problems to generate sympathy. The name is a play on "catfishing." Sadfishing is a common reaction for someone going through a hard time, or pretending to be going through a hard time. Sadfishing is said to hurt younger people, exposing them to bullying and child grooming. This is due to people sharing their personal and emotional stories online, a practice which sometimes result in the individual sharing the story being targeted by online abusers. Another consequence of this be

slang term; chrome conical shaped bumper guards on the front bumper/grille assemblies of certain American automobiles following World War II

thumb|upright|Approximate location of the solar plexus Getting the wind knocked out of you is an idiom that refers to the difficulty of breathing and temporary paralysis of the diaphragm caused by phrenospasm, the reflexive diaphragmatic spasm that occurs when sudden force is applied to the upper central region of the abdomen and the solar plexus. This often happens in contact sports, from a forceful blow to the abdomen, or by falling on the back.