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Adhocratic

Language; Slang

Improvised and/or temporary, as in decisions made to suit the moment rather than as part of planned policy. The term, from Caribbean speech, has been used by white as well as black ...

Ag-fay

Language; Slang

A male homosexual. Usually used pejoratively and almost always by heterosexu- als, this example of pig Latin is based on fag. Unlike the superficially similar ofay, this expression is ...

-age

Language; Slang

(suffix American) A termination that became popular amongst older adolescents in the early 1990s in creating mock-serious nouns from existing slang and standard bases.

Afters

Language; Slang

(British) A drinking session in a pub after official closing time, lock-in. The term is an abbreviation of 'after hours (drinking)'. There's going to be afters on Friday night. Are you going to ...

Afro

Language; Slang

A hairstyle consisting of a mass of tight curls which was adopted by Afro-Caribbeans and imitated (often by perming) by white hippies, particularly between 1967 and 1970