American English relies heavily on slang that rarely appears in textbooks or classrooms. These everyday expressions are used ...

Every generation has its own way of speaking, but some slang words just don’t stand the test of time. Once popular phrases that were part of everyday conversation are now barely hanging on, used only ...

PeopleWin reports on regional slang across the U.S., highlighting unique terms that shape local identities and connect ...

Slang words make the world go around! Nothing explains exactly what we want to say in a more confusing, nonsensical way than good old slang words. Boomers and Gen X will remember "groovy" and "cool" ...

This video teaches twenty popular American slang words that you’ll hear in everyday conversations. Each term is explained in simple English with easy examples you can use right away. You’ll learn how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Tony Thorne first started researching slang, he was largely on his own. This was in the ’80s, when, according to Thorne, the ...

ALEX LASSITER: Hello, lovely people! It’s Alex Lassiter with The Minnesota Daily, and you’re listening to In The Know, a podcast dedicated to the University of Minnesota. I’ll keep it a hunnit, I ...

Don't get "put out" if you don't know what some of the following misunderstood phrases mean. Because you're not alone. Thanks to social media, instant messaging and pop culture, trying to figure out ...

In text threads, social media comments, Instagram stories, Tik Toks and elsewhere, more people are using words like "slay," "woke," "period," "tea" and "sis" — just to name a few. While some people ...

In 2016, I left my home in Scotland, UK, to study abroad in Pennsylvania, USA. I discovered there are many American terms we don't use in Scotland. For example, we don't say "y'all," but we are more ...