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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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if it ain't snowing, I ain't goingignantindecent assaultindent
ˈɪndɛnt
intergeninvited to the cookoutIQˌaɪ ˈkjuː
irieaɪˈriː
itisˈaɪtɪs
jab jabjackrabbitjackrollerJapscatjattyjawndʒɔːn
jayrunjazz magJew York TimesJew YorkerjhoolJintsJonathanˈd͡ʒɒnəθən
joned͡ʒoʊn
joningjuice boxjuke jointjumbieˈdʒʌmbi
jumbo slicejump saltyjumpupjust nowˈd͡ʒʌst ˌnæʊ
juxK-hedkai kaikaɪ.kaɪ
kaisomankarung guniˈkɑːɹəŋ ˌɡuːni
kataharkati rollkeddahˈkɛdə
keep it a buckkeep it one hundredkeep it realˈkiːp ɪt ˈɹiːl
keep it tallketupatkəˈtupat
kick withkiddie pornkiss camkitchen paperknuckle upKolpaklambrequinˈlæmbɹəkɪn
landlockedˈlændlɑkt
landmarkˈlændmɑːk
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