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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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fix tofladgeFlakegateflamboastflannel
ˈflænəl
flashlightˈflæʃˌlaɪt
fleekyˈfliːki
flickflɪk
flight-shotflip a bitchflippy-flopFloridizationˌflɒɹɪdaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
flynessfoenemforestocracyforsetfotchfrakturˈfɹæktuːɹ
freak offfrijolfront onfruit machinefuckˈfʌk
fuck bookfuck boyˈfʌkbɔɪ
fuck filmfuck withfuggedabouditfull pointfunk upfurtakerfurtakingG-mengame ongang banggangsta holdgangsta leangangstafiedganjaˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ
garbage patchgarbage plategasfacegaspɡɑːsp
geography fairget behindget it how one livesget overget something twistedget up inget up in someone's faceget up intoget up offghetto fabulousgiggitgiggle juicegirlcockˈɡɜː(ɹ)lˌkɒk
glad wrapglass ceilingɡlɑːs ˈsiːlɪŋ
glossyˈɡlɒsi
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