Having grown up in Australia, I sometimes take our weird and wonderful lingo for granted. Sure, every culture develops its own unique slang; I thought I had learned Spanish until I turned up in Spain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few groups have contributed more to universal vernacular than Hip Hop. Having originated in New York City and expanded to other ...

Because slang captures elements of humanity that are not recorded elsewhere. “What slang really does is show us at our most ...

Regional and state-specific slang is a large part of American culture. You can say the same thing in four different states, and it’ll mean four different things. The Pacific Northwest is often left ...

Howard Manns receives funding from the ARC Special Research Initiative SR200200350 Metaphors and Identities in the Australian Vernacular. Kate Burridge receives funding from the ARC Special Research ...