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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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adjustment center
əˈd͡ʒʌstmənt ˈsɛntɚ
Admiral's eighth
ˈædmɚəlz ˈeɪtθ
Admiralty ham
ˈædmɚəlti ˈhæm
admire
ədˈmaɪə
adopt
əˈdɒpt
adorabubble
əˈdɔɹəbəl
adrip
əˈdɹɪp
Adrol
ˈeɪ̯dɹɔːl
ad-seg
ˈɛdzəɡ
adult
ˈæd.ʌlt
adulting
əˈdʌltɪŋ
advanced higher
ədˈvænst ˈhaɪɚ
Advil
/ˈædvɪl/
ADX
ˈædkəs
AE
/ˈeɪ/
AEB
ˈɛb
aerie
/ˈɛɹi/
aeroboard
ˈɛɹoʊˌbɔɹd
aesthetic
ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk
AFChick
ˈæft͡ʃɪk
affective partisan polarization
əˈfɛktɪv ˈpɑɹtəzən ˌpoʊlɚəˈzeɪʃən
afforced council
əˈfɔɹst ˈkaʊnsəl
AfPak
ˈæfˌpæk
African massage
ˈæfɹəkən məˈsɑʒ
Africanoid
ˌæfɹəˈkɑnədi
African't
ˈæfɹəkənt
African time
ˈæfɹəkən ˈtaɪm
African toothache
ˈæfɹəkən ˈtuθət͡ʃ
Africoon-Americoon
ˌæfɹəkəˌnumiˈkɑniən
Afrocoon
ˈæfɹoʊˌkɑn
Afrocrat
ˈæfɹəˌkɑɹt
AFTAH
ˈæftə
after a while, crocodileafter-discovered evidence
ˌæftɚˈdɪskəvɪtɚ ˈɛvədəns
afterhind
ˈæftɚˌhɛndən
afterling
ˈæftɚɪŋl
afternoonified
ˌæftɚˈnunˌdaɪn
after school special
ˈæftɚ ˈskul ˈspɛʃəl
afterwhile
ˈæftɚˌwaɪl
AG
/ˈæɡ/
agak-agak
ˈɑɡɑ(ʔ) ˌɑɡɑ(ʔ)
agarita
ˌæɡəˈɹiːtə
A-gay
ˈeɪɡeɪ
agequeer
ˈæɡɪˌkwɛɹt
ageym
əˈjɛm
Aggieland
ˈæ.ɡiˌlænd
aggravated assault
ˈæɡɹəˌveɪtəd əˈsɔlt
aggravator
ˈæɡɹəˌveɪtɚ
aging
ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ
agita
ˈæ.d͡ʒɪ.tə
agley
əˈɡleɪ
ag man
ˈæɡ ˈmæn
agra
əˈɡɹɑː
agribiz
əˈɡɹibɪs
agricultural lien
ˌæɡɹəˈkʌlt͡ʃɚəl ˈlin
agrology
əˈɡɹɒlədʒi
AH
/ˈɑ/
AHA
/ɑhˈɑ/
ahata
əˈhɑtə
Ah Beng
ˌɑː(˨) ˈbeŋ(˨˦)

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