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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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brothermanbroughtupsybrown jollybrown showerBUBubba
ˈbʌbə
buck dancebuck downbuck upbucket of boltsbug upbugwoodbuilt differentbɪlt ˈdɪfəɹ(ə)nt
bullcrudbulldykingbungeeˈbʌn.d͡ʒi
burlapˈbɝlæp
burn breadburn rubberburritobəˈɹiː.təʊ
buss-up-shutbust a moveˈbʌst ə ˈmuːv
bust offbust onbust outbust upbutch queenbutt chugbuttsandwichbuy wolf ticketsbuzzsawCAAcackæk
Calabreseˈkæləˌbɹiːz
call out of one's namecancerˈkænsə
cancerousˈkænsəɹəs
candlestickˈkændəlˌstɪk
cankkæŋk
cannonball runcap oncap upcapaholiccar breakingcarry-go-bring-comecasemancatch lackingcatch-'em-alive-OcatspraddleCCDceremonial countychac-chaccheapochevronˈʃɛvɹən
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