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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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sokkiesolidus
ˈsɑlɪdəs
soucouyantsuːkuːˈjɑ̃
spannerˈspæn.ə
spatulaˈspætjʊlə
splibspratmosquash the beefsquaw winterstank-asssteadyˈstɛdi
steakfishstep offstep tostep up onstick one's foot in itsticky-ickystizzyˈstɪzi
stop upstupidysupply upswag outswag upswaggerlicioussweetmanSwiss cheeseswitchyˈswɪt͡ʃi
swoleswəʊl
tafiatalk attalk to the handtap intelekungtələˈkuŋ
tenderoniˌtɛndəˈɹəʊni
the fuckthe house downtheyselftheyselvesthickaliciousˌθɪkəˈlɪʃəs
thizzthizzingthrow saltthrow them bowsthugθʌɡ
thugstatilapiatəˈlɑːpiə
tinnietitiwito the housetobacco dovetoenaderingtomfooltop shelftoposheettortoiseˈtɔɹ.təs
townlandˈtaʊnlænd
track startrap housetrapezoidˈtɹæpəzɔɪd
treeshtɹiːʃ
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