How to Find Slang Definitions
Global communication creates and spreads slang terms nearly instantaneously. Bloggers routinely include slang terms in their writing, and these terms often find their way into our daily experience. Here's how to keep on top of the latest slang.
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Check out the Urban Dictionary website. Browse the dictionary or look up a specific word or term alphabetically through the search vehicle. Add entries for inclusion in the dictionary. Subscribe to "Word of the Day" via email.
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Visit the PseudoDictionary site for up-to-the-minute webspeak, colloquialisms and urban slang. Submit new entries and participate in forums and message boards as a registered user.
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Log onto to BuzzWhack, a site dedicated to "demystifying buzzwords" and tracking slang and jargon. Sign up for the daily buzzword by email.
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Go to the Rap Dictionary, the self-proclaimed "ultimate resource" for looking up urban slang. Check out the community portal and special section on rap artists.
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Take a stroll down memory lane with a visit to the Miskatoni website. Explore this dictionary of 1940s slang popularized by pulp fiction detectives, such as Philip Marlow and Sam Spade.
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Start a reference library. Include the "Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined" and "Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined," both by Aaron Peckham. Grab a copy of "Street Talk: Da Official Guide to Hip-Hop & Urban Slanguage Dictionary" by Randy Kearse. Bolster a slang-challenged friend with a set or two of slang flashcards. Check out both the first and updated second editions at online booksellers.
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