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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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Abraham Lincoln
ˈeɪbɹəˌhæm ˈlɪŋkən
Abscam
/ˈæbskæm/
absentee ballot
ˌæbsənˈti ˈbælət
absinthe
ˈæb.sɪnθ
absoflippinglutely
ˌæbsəˈpleɪʃməplid
absofreakinglutely
ˌæbsəˈfɹeɪkʃələti
absofuckinglutely
ˌæbsəˈfʌkɪŋluːtli
absolute zero
ˈæb.səˌlut ˈzi.ɹoʊ
absquatulate
æbˈskwɑt͡ʃ.ʊ.leɪt
absque dubio
ˈæbsk ˈdubioʊ
abundance
əˈbʌn.dn̩s
abwab
əbˈwɑːb
ACA
/ˈækʌ/
acada
ɑˈkɑdə
academentia
ˌæ.kəˈdɪˈmɛn.ʃə
academician
əˌka.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩
accession
ækˈsɛʃ.ən
ACCESS test
ˈækˌsɛs ˈtɛst
accha
/əˈtʃːa/
acclimate
ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt
acclimated
ˈæk.lɪm.eɪt.əd
accommodat
əˈkɑməˌdɑt
accommodations
/ʌkɑmʌdˈeɪʃʌnz/
accomodate
əˈkɑməˌdeɪt
account man
əˈkaʊnt ˈmæn
accredition
ˌækɹəˈdɪʃən
Accy
ˈeɪki
AC/DC
ˈeɪsiˌdisi
aceness
ˈeɪs.nɛs
ace out
ˈeɪs ˈaʊt
ACH
/ˈeɪsieɪtʃ/
ack-ack
ˈækˌkæk
ackempucky
əˈkʌmpkəki
acorn
ˈeɪ.kɔɹn
acquihire
əkˈhaɪɚ
acre foot
ˈeɪkɚ ˈfʊt
ACSM
ˈæksəm
action group
ˈækʃən ˈɡɹup
active shooter
ˌæk.tɪv ˈʃuːtɚ
activist judge
ˈæktəvəst ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ
activist justice
ˈæktəvəst ˈd͡ʒʌstəs
act one's age
ˈækt ˈwʌnz ˈeɪd͡ʒ
act the jennet
ˈækt ðə ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt
act the maggot
ˈækt ðə ˈmæɡət
acushla
əˈkʊʃlə
Adam and Eve on a raftAdam-teasing
ædˈmætsɪnɪŋ
Adam Tiler
ˈædəm ˈtaɪlɚ
adati
əˈdɑti
a day late and a dollar shortadda
ˈeɪdə
addicting
əˈdɪktɪŋ
add to the list
ˈæd ˈtu ðə ˈlɪst
adhesive tape
ædˈhisɪv ˈteɪp
adhibit
ədˈhɪbɪt
adiate
ˈeɪdiət
adigar
ˈædəɡɚ
adjiger
ˈæd͡ʒɪɡɚ
adjudication
ə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən
adjunct professor
ˈæˌd͡ʒʌŋkt pɹəˈfɛsɚ

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