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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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lewdtuberlikkle
ˈlɪ.kəl
lil brolime (Caribbean)/laɪm/
liminglink uplɪŋk ʌp
LinsanityLobbygatelobster palaceLochnerizelock underlocust sticklogmakerlonglɒŋ
loogaroolook outlucky nutlumberedMa Bellmadmæd
mad respectmæd rɪˈspekt
made-wineMadison Avenuemain manmaintainmeɪnˈteɪn
make shit shakemama-pianman catchermandemˈmæn.dəm
mannishnessmanyrootmarsemɑː(ɹ)s
Masmash it upmaummaumameadowhawkmean-mugmechanical pencilmedical desertmegaprimarymelongenemerry widowmess aroundmess overmess withmezzanineˈmɛzəniːn
Middle Americamidpackminionetteminor civil divisionMiss Annmitrailleurmoderatorˈmɒdəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)
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