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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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dictydid
dɪd
dig ondilly bagdilly netDimes Squaredingolayˈdɪŋɡəʊleɪ
dirty dozensdisco friesdiscordantdɪsˈkɔːdn̩t
dizamndo it updo the mostdog bonedog outdomedəʊm
don't gotdonairdookie holeDougladown lowdozensdracoˈdɹeɪkəʊ
draggerˈdɹæɡɚ
dragsterˈdɹæɡstɚ
drelfieˈdɹɛlfi
dronieˈdɹəʊni
drop outdrummyˈdɹʌ.mi
duckbillEast Endebonifyecstasyˈɛkstəsi
egg creamegg rolleighter from Decaturelectorateɪˈlɛktəɹət
emeraldˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld
empathyˈɛmpəθi
endsendz
enrollɪnˈɹəʊl
equine therapyeverything is everythingeye jammyeyeballˈaɪ.bɔːl
facialˈfeɪ.ʃəl
fall byfall outfast-tailedFedzillafegfettifiadorˈfi.ədɔɹ
fifteenerfight offfight upfinderˈfaɪndə
fire drillfishyˈfɪʃi
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