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Regional & Other

Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.

Regional & Other is the catchall for slang from English-speaking and English-adjacent contexts that don't fit a dedicated category: Singaporean and Malaysian English (can lah, lor), Indian English (prepone, jugaad, chalo, yaar), Philippine English (kilig, sana all), Nigerian English (gist, wahala), South African slang (chommie, umlungu), and Philadelphia-isms like jawn. Many entries here are full lexical items in their local English varieties rather than slang in the narrow sense, but they read as slang to outside speakers. Signature exemplars: jawn, jugaad, kilig, wahala, can lah. The category leans diaspora-heavy on Twitter; platform varies by region.

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Lavalléelavani
lɑˈvɑni
lavender lad
ˈlævəndɚ ˈlæd
lavender scare
ˈlævəndɚ ˈskɛɹ
Laverna
lɑˈvɛɹnə
lavvie
ˈlævi
lavvy
ˈlævi
lawner
/lˈɔnɝ/
lawn job
ˈlɔn ˈd͡ʒɑb
Lawrence
ˈlɒ.ɹəns
laws
lɔːz
Lawsonize
ˈlɔɹəˌsnaɪz
lawyer up
ˈlɔjɚ ˈʌp
lax bro
ˈlæks ˈbɹoʊ
laxfisher
ˈlækˌsfɪʃɚ
layabout
ˈleɪəˌbaʊt
layaway
/lˈeɪʌweɪ/
lay chilly
ˈleɪ ˈt͡ʃɪli
lay one down
ˈleɪ ˈwʌn ˈdaʊn
lay one's head
ˈleɪ ˈwʌnz ˈhɛd
lay one's tongue to
ˈleɪ ˈwʌnz ˈtʌŋ ˈtu
lay pipe
ˈleɪ ˈpaɪp
lay some skin on
ˈleɪ ˈsʌm ˈskɪn ˈɑn
lay the pipe
ˈleɪ ðə ˈpaɪp
lay the smack down
ˈleɪ ðə ˈsmæk ˈdaʊn
lay up with
ˈleɪ ˈʌp ˈwɪð
lazy ass
ˈleɪ̯.zi.æs
lazybones
ˈleɪziˌboʊnz
lazybutt
ˈleɪziəbət
lazy lobster
ˈleɪzi ˈlɑbstɚ
lazy louse
ˈleɪzi ˈlaʊs
LCBO
ˈbloʊb
L clearanceLCS
/ˈɛlsiɛs/
leader of the free worldleadhand
ˈlidˌhænd
lead in one's pencil
ˈlɛd ɪn ˈwʌnz ˈpɛnsəl
lead-pipe cinch
ˈlɛdˌpaɪp ˈsɪnt͡ʃ
leaf peeper
ˈliːf ˌpiːpə
leaf-raking
ˈliˌfɹeɪkɪŋ
leal
liːl
lean finely textured beef
ˈlin ˈfaɪnli ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚd ˈbif
learn Chinese
ˈlɝn t͡ʃaɪˈniz
learnfare
ˈlɝnˌfeɪɹ
Leary biscuit
ˈlɪɹi ˈbɪskət
lease for lives
ˈlis ˈfɔɹ ˈlɪvz
leastwise
ˈlisˌtwaɪs
leather cheerio
ˈlɛðɚ ˈt͡ʃɪɹioʊ
leathered
ˈlɛðɚd
leatherhead
ˈlɛðɚˌhɛd
leathern conveniency
ˈlɛðɚn kənˈvinjənsi
leatherneck
ˈlɛð.ə.nɛk
leather queen
ˈlɛðɚ ˈkwin
leathery jacket
ˈlɛðɚi ˈd͡ʒækət
Leaving Cert
ˈlivɪŋ ˈsɝt
Leaving Certificate
ˈlivɪŋ sɚˈtɪfɪˌkeɪt
lebenty
ˈlɛbənti
lebenty leben
ˈlɛbənti ˈlɛbən
Ledhead
ˈlɛdˌhɛd
leery
ˈlɪəɹi
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