British or American variant of carelessly used colloquial language with explicitly social and regional variants. Corresponding to the French argot, slang is characterized by the innovative use of common vocabulary as well as newly coined words. Slang...

See also language variety, language change, standard English Slang refers to informal words and expressions often thought to be inferior to standard forms of language. But perhaps it is more to do with what is appropriate in a particular context. Slang...

Slang is unconventional, hard-hitting, metaphorical language that is colloquial, sometimes vulgar, and always innovative—nothing registers change in cultural thought faster or more dramatically than slang. Lexicologist Stuart Berg Flexner...

Slang is the use of informal words and expressions to describe an object or condition. Slang is vocabulary that is meant to be interpreted quickly but not necessarily literally, as slang words or terms are often a metaphor or an allegory. Slang is...

Among the most famous excuses ever given for questionable behavior, "I have a wide stance" must fall somewhere between the schoolchild's favorite "the dog ate my homework" and President Clinton's "I didn't inhale."But Sen. Larry Craig's contention _ made just after his arrest in a...

187 Ride or Die (Ubisoft) PlayStation, Xbox Rating: M Storyline: Picture a classic game like Twisted Metal coming to the 'hood and you get the gist of 187 Ride or Die. You begin as Buck, voiced by Larenz Tate, a young street soldier looking to...

Several female police officers on Monday accused sergeants of insulting them by echoing the racially charged remarks that led to the firing of radio host Don Imus.A sergeant insulted three officers by calling them "hos" during a recent roll call at a Brooklyn stationhouse, the...

A Milwaukee alderman shook down businesses in his district as recently as April, according to a federal indictment released Wednesday.A federal grand jury indicted Michael I. McGee Jr. on Tuesday on five felony counts of bribery, three of extortion and one financial-related violation. U.S. District...

Essay describes the use of slang in America. Also briefly discusses the use of slang in other parts of the world.

Essay provides a discussion on when it is a good time to use slang terminology.