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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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abeforeabelungu
abəˈlʊŋɡuː
abhishekaʌbɪˈʃeɪkə
abirəˈbɪɹ
abisselfaabkariɑbˈkɑɹ.i
abnormieaboideauɑ.bwɑ.doʊ
abolitionismˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩
abolitionistˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst
aborgoinaboriginallyˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.ə.li
aborningəˈbɔɹ.nɪŋ
abortuaryəˈbɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi
about eastabout toAbraham LincolnAbscam/ˈæbskæm/
absentee ballotabsintheˈæb.sɪnθ
absoflippinglutelyabsofreakinglutelyabsofuckinglutelyˌæbsəˈfʌkɪŋluːtli
absolute zeroˈæb.səˌlut ˈzi.ɹoʊ
absquatulateæbˈskwɑt͡ʃ.ʊ.leɪt
absque dubioabundanceəˈbʌn.dn̩s
abwabəbˈwɑːb
AC/DCˈeɪsiˌdisi
ACA/ˈækʌ/
acadaacadementiaˌæ.kəˈdɪˈmɛn.ʃə
academicianəˌka.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩
ACCESS testaccessionækˈsɛʃ.ən
accha/əˈtʃːa/
acclimateˈæk.lɪ.meɪt
acclimatedˈæk.lɪm.eɪt.əd
accommodataccommodations/ʌkɑmʌdˈeɪʃʌnz/
accomodateaccount manaccreditionAccyace outacenessˈeɪs.nɛs
ACH/ˈeɪsieɪtʃ/
ack-ackackempuckyacornˈeɪ.kɔɹn
acquihireəkˈhaɪɚ
acre footACSMact one's ageact the jennetact the maggotaction groupactive shooterˌæk.tɪv ˈʃuːtɚ
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