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   Why Do I F’ing Love Cursing So Much?

   Raw, succinct, expressive, taboo: That’s why I love curse words, why do you?
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   Top 10 Acronyms That Will Make Your Life Easier

   These are the top 10 acronyms you should be using to make your life easier ... and more fun.

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   Locked Up Lingo: 8 Terms That Summarize Prison Slang
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   Do You Speak Emoji? Translate These Well-Known Quotes
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   Slang Every 90s Kid Knows

   Props if you’re in the know. If not, watch this: Pretty much everything was better in the 90s. Especially slang. Chillax? Skeezy? Yes, please!

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   Everyday Words With Completely Different Meanings In Rap
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   Ready For Some Regional Rap Slang?

   Don’t mortify yourself by saying “fo’ shizzle” to someone from Chicago or by expecting Hi-Tek slang to be recognized outside of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. (No offense, Nati residents.) Rap slang can be as hyper-regional as sports alliances. With the help of M.I.M.’s lyrical breakdown about how each part of the US raps, we created an atlas of five notable words from each region. East …

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   The Many, Many Words For Drunkards

   Grab your drink of choice and join us as we look back on some of the best words for drunkards from history. 1. He’s biggy Here’s the thing: We’ve been getting drunk since the stone age. (We as in “humans,” not necessarily we as in the Dictionary.com staff.) Why? Well for one thing, it’s fun. For another, it’s a communal, social activity, and we (as …

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   Suburban Dictionary.com
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    Foxy, Catty, Fishy: Are These Traits For Animals Or Humans?

    Catty It seems horribly unfair to adorable cats that catty is a human descriptor meaning “devious or spiteful” (and usually in reference to female behavior). What gives? The word cat has been around since the year 700. But then, in the Middle Ages, cat became one of the many offensive terms against women and was slang for “prostitute.” The association might have been made because …