Slang

Slang

Culture specific, informal words and terms that are not considered standard in a language.

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Slang

An awkward person. In ancient times the "jollies," or Royal Marines, were the butts of the sailors, from their ignorance of seamanship. "Tell that to the marines, the blue jackets wont believe it!" ...

Ballistic

Language; Slang

Out of control. e.g. Frieda went ballistic when she heard she was rejected from Harvard.

Ball-and-chain

Language; Slang

Marriage. e.g. I'm too young to put on the ball-and-chain.

All about

Language; Slang

All about means to be very focused on, fixed on

All-nighter

Language; Slang

A restaurant that stays open all night.

Glasshole

Language; Slang

A derogatory term derived by combining the word glass and asshole to describe someone who doesn't use Google Glass in a socially acceptable manner. Unlike most other terms, glasshole started to ...