Slang time machine
Every English slang term has a moment it first showed up in print or on someone's lips. We've tagged 1,000 terms with a first attested decade — from 18th-century thieves’ cant through to 2020s internet vocabulary. Pick a decade below.
1700s — 37 terms
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aunty
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊accha
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊yaar
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊flash
1700🎮 Gaming
discord
🔊Hari Raya Haji
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊badmash
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊bakkra
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊yallah
1700🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
🔊hinny
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊'ere
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊ansum
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊bhaigan
1700🍔 Food & Drink
🔊atter
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊ferk
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊dimpsey
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊nevvy
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊antrin
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊roolie
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊fleetings
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊jactitation of marriage
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊brathly
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊junt
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊Sunday roast
1700🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
🔊dush
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊gallus
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
bluesky
🔊quilkin
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊clat
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊canny
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊spane
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊jerque
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊Jackson
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊abigeus
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊2d
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊abefore
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊omy
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊chewy
1700🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
bluesky
🔊Adam Tiler
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊quilling
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊kittle cattle
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊'low
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊Campbell
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
bluesky
🔊Jonah
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊cruiser
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊Canadien
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊notchel
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊nature's scythe
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊karkhana
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊snitch
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
bluesky
🔊knock out
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊broddle
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊fama clamosa
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊miffed
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
bluesky
🔊abisselfa
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊noncompounder
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊moiderer
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊fiddlestring
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊Opal
1700🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
bluesky
🔊angel lust
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊abuilding
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊cross out
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊aboideau
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊pendicle
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊keep term
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊beau
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊jirble
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊dash
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊piend
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊pitcoal
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊Northeastern
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊quickhatch
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊adderbolt
1700🎤 Black culture & AAVE
🔊adrip
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊Pedro
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊jimmy
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊chana
1700🍔 Food & Drink
🔊kaju
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊jocklike
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊gish
1700🎮 Gaming
bluesky
🔊coin
1703⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
twitter
🔊praise the Lord
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
bluesky
🔊knawel
1700🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
🔊fire-eater
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊ACH
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊Acadian
1705⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊niter
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊patty cake
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊ain't
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
youtube
🔊fixin' to
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊birb
1705🌐 Internet & Memes
reddit
🔊holler
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊diamond
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊screwed
1700🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
bluesky
🔊can't
1706🗺️ Regional & Other
youtube
🔊gag
1707⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊jerrycummumble
1709🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊American Indian
1702🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊open the schools
1703🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊droid
1701🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊jawhole
1700⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
🔊crucial
1706⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊hooroo
1700🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
🔊glass parking lot
1700🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊curse of Scotland
1707🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊More on how slang travels through time
The lifecycle of a slang word
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Where slang is born now
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AAVE and internet slang
The single biggest source of new mainstream English vocabulary, and why most of the words you used today started here.
Attestation dates come from etymologies originally sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0) and editorial expansion authored on Slangora. They reflect the earliest documented use we found for each term, not necessarily the moment it was coined.