"Ultimately, slang’s growing presence raises important questions, it challenges ideas about what 'proper' language looks like, while highlighting how deeply communication is influenced by culture and ...

The NYT’s guide is particularly notable for its insistence that a significant amount of today’s slang isn’t new at all. The ...

Kids are using the word “choppleganger” online and at school. Here’s what it means, where it came from and what parent's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Etymology Nerd Adam Aleksic says that teens use slang as a way to build identity. (Photo illustration: Victoria Ellis/Yahoo News; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Slang words are more than just a playful twist on language; they’re a reflection of cultural shifts, regional quirks, and ...

If you're feeling confused by the latest Generation Alpha slang, you're not alone. Fortunately, two sisters have taken the internet by storm after they translated the popular terminology for older ...

Regional and state-specific slang is a large part of American culture. You can say the same thing in four different states, and it’ll mean four different things. The Pacific Northwest is often left ...

As much as many of us might love the '90s, some cultural relics of the decade just don't seem to hang on as well as others. Take, for example, many of the '90s slang phrases we used to say all the ...

Adam Aleksic wants to make “linguistics cool again.” That may sound decidedly uncool, but the Harvard-educated linguist, influencer and author of Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future ...