usaslang

USA Slang
related: slang, usa flickrgroup: [|North American Ecotourism] editing: [|USA]

http://vegasseven.com/2016/08/18/a-language-all-our-own

https://twitter.com/languagelog/status/886075873174011905

Chillax - combination of chill and relax dfw - Down For Whatever ... as in... I totally want to hang with you and I am interested in doing anything cool. Emphasis on being psyched to chill and hang out. - @http://urbanup.com/2536843 Brother - Friend - Amigo Cider = Apple juice Dab = Atlanta term used to describe dance move (bowing head into elbow) which represents confidence, accomplishment, and pride. ([|Urban Dictionary]) Dude - Friend - Cuate/cuata Fixin' - Going to (used in Texas) FYI - For Your Information [|Go big or go home] - Go all the way Holy mole - Wow Jump the shark Newbie = [|okee-dokee] = (to express agreement) Pizaz - Special something http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pizaz popping - happening http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmuck_(pejorative) Scoot = Sister - Hermana - Amiga [|Sloppy Joe] Sounds like a plan Straight up - absolute, very You nailed it! - Le atinaste! [|Tailgate]  = social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle Tight

Expressions
[|Vote_early_and_vote_often] http://spark-1590165977.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com/jkatz/SurveyMaps/

Pop Culture Goofus and Gallant http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23413116

Burning Man http://www.burningman.com/whatisburningman/about_burningman/glossary.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/12/02/what-dialect-to-do-you-speak-a-map-of-american-english/ http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html

Editing
[|USA]

misc
rubber-soled shoes worn in gym class or for athletic activities? What do you call the area of grass between the sidewalk and the road?

Elsewhere on the Web
http://test.ourhomeground.com http://www.history.com/shows/americas-secret-slang http://variety.com/static-pages/slanguage-dictionary

Translating Cartoons into Spanish

Gumby (pronounced Goomby) y Caballo Pokey

Early 1900s

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/bejesus