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Black culture & AAVE
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Trichytrifling
ˈtɹaɪfliŋ
turn outtype beattaɪp biːt
type shittaɪp ʃɪt
vanglovexveks
waggawagwanwæɡˈwɒn
waltz Matildaˈwɔːl(t)s məˈtɪldə
waswəz
wash upwashikongwater goannawater yamweedwomanweedyˈwiːdi
werkwɜːk
wha gwan/wɑː ɡwɒn/
what it bewhat it dowhat it iswhat the whatwhat's brackingwhatcha know goodwhatchuwhine/waɪn/
whiteyˈwaɪti
winterballwipe someone's nosewirehousewitchoowoadieˈwoʊ.di
wolf ticketwomanawʊˈmɑːnə
wypipoˈwaɪpiːpoʊ
y'allselfyasjæs
yellow boneyerrrjɜːr
yo mommayo'yokibusyou go, girlyoung bouljʌŋbuːl
ziggabooˈzɪɡəbuː
zingerˈzɪŋə(ɹ)
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