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Black culture & AAVE
Slang from Black American Vernacular English (AAVE), hip-hop, drag and ballroom culture, the Caribbean, and NYC street vocabulary. The single largest source of new mainstream English slang in living memory.
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perogunphonograph
ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf
photofitphrase namephysical therapistphysical therapyphysiotherapistphysiotherapyˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi
pickneyˈpɪk.ni
picongpicturizationpɪktʃəɹʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
pig in a blanketpimpingˈpɪmpɪŋ
pindalpingdemicplankˈplæŋk
play aboutplayer haterpolyfotopoor man's butterpop a cap in someone's assposterizeˈpəʊstəɹaɪz
potlickerPotogeeprivate shopprivate-wire housepull up onput it downput someone on gameQEWQuincyˈkwɪnsi
rag-and-bone manRamly burgerrap atrap backrapidwayraporatepayers groupraw backreadriːd
realnessˈriːl.nəs
red niggerred tortoise cakeredlegreloˈɹeləʉ
ride byride down onride forride onride outriprapˈɹɪpɹap
road dogroad gameroadmanˈroʊd.mæn
rob outrobeɹəʊb
robin snowroll up onrollyˈɹəʊlɪ
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