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Regional & Other
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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acushla
əˈkʊʃlə
ad-segAdam and Eve on a raftAdam TilerAdam-teasingadatiadd to the listaddaaddictingəˈdɪktɪŋ
adhesive tapeadhibitədˈhɪbɪt
adiateadigaradjigeradjudicationə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən
adjunct professoradjustment centerAdmiral's eighthAdmiralty hamadmireədˈmaɪə
adoptəˈdɒpt
adorabubbleadripəˈdɹɪp
Adrolˈeɪ̯dɹɔːl
adultˈæd.ʌlt
adultingadvanced higherAdvil/ˈædvɪl/
ADXAE/ˈeɪ/
AEBaerie/ˈɛɹi/
aeroboardaestheticɛsˈθɛ.tɪk
AFChickaffective partisan polarizationafforced councilAfPakAfrican massageAfrican timeAfrican toothacheAfrican'tAfricanoidAfricoon-AmericoonAfrocoonAfrocratAFTAHafter a while, crocodileafter school specialafter-discovered evidenceafterhindafterlingafternoonifiedafterwhileAG/ˈæɡ/
ag managak-agakˈɑɡɑ(ʔ) ˌɑɡɑ(ʔ)
agaritaˌæɡəˈɹiːtə
agequeerageyməˈjɛm
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