slang
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Bruh, These Words are Off Limits in One Teacher’s Classroom
Some on social media think this teacher’s list of prohibited words is a violation of her student’s freedom of speech.
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Go Girl! Serena Williams Pulls Off Wig and Sets the 2024 Mood in Viral Video
The sports icon has embraced the polished and the not-so polished parts of her life, and she is a whole mood for 2024.
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‘I Am Not OK Today’: Serena Williams’ Powerful Admission Is What Black Women Need Right Now
The tennis great discusses her emotional state and offers spot on advice to her fans.
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New Year, New Bundles of Joy: Summer Walker Welcomes Twins
The ‘Girls Need Love’ singer previously welcomed her first child in March of 2021.
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White News Anchors Embarrass Mankind with Their Unseasoned Attempt at Black Slang
One of the cardinal sins of adulthood is embarrassing your kids—especially if they’re teenagers. As an unruly adolescent myself in a past life, I have vivid memories of my mother calling me “Cooch” in front of my friends, or my Dad’s bizarre obsession with 2Pac’s “How Do U Want It” (“That song is bad!” he…
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Merriam-Webster Adds ‘Ghosting’ and ‘Shade’ to Dictionary
Ghosting is bad. Throwing shade is good. And Merriam-Webster just gave a nod to both words. On Tuesday, Merriam-Webster added more than 1,000 words to its website. Although “shade” was already listed on its site, the dictionary added the slang definition of the word to the list, and in its explanation of the word, it…
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Old Folks May Hate the Way Young People Use Slang, but Who Are They to Talk?
Thanks to the Internet and social media universalizing certain aspects of culture, our slang has become less regional and maddeningly uniform. So a black dude could trek from New York City to the Atlanta University Center in his Timbs and not be clowned for saying how long it took, “dead ass.” Because he probably won’t be…
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5 Interesting and Useful Facts I Learned From Hip-Hop
Between slanguage and actual facts, hip-hop saved my life. That isn’t true, nor does it make sense. But I’m being grandiose. And I’m a hot nigga. I’ve been that way since about a week ago. Also, I’ve learned that slang is still evolving. For instance, I’ve spent a considerable enough amount of my lifetime around…