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Slang
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Banished Words List 
 This "annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness" began in 1976 as a tongue-in-cheek effort to publicize the "little-known" Lake Superior State University (LSSU); the list is now selected from worldwide contributions. The site features the current list; lists for previous years; a master, alphabetical, compilation of all the lists; a word submission form; and archived, printable posters for several years' lists. http://www.lssu.edu/banished/ Topics: Dictionaries, English Language Last updated Jan 21, 2004 A Dictionary of Slang
A searchable and browsable guide "to the many slang expressions heard in the United Kingdom." Includes bibliography. http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/ Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language Last updated Aug 14, 2001 Double-Tongued Dictionary
This site "records undocumented or under-documented words from the fringes of English, with a focus on slang, jargon, and new words. This site strives to record terms and expressions that are absent from, or are poorly covered in, mainstream dictionaries." Browse or search entries such as "spizerinctum," "standfirst," and "fourwalling." From a lexicographer and editor of slang dictionaries. http://www.doubletongued.org Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language Last updated Jun 21, 2007 Jargon File
"A comprehensive compendium of hacker slang illuminating many aspects of hackish tradition, folklore, and humor." Browsable and searchable. Note: not updated since 2003, but an interesting look at a subculture; some of the text's characters may not display properly in your browser. http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/ Topics: Computers, Dictionaries Last updated Apr 25, 2007 Navy Slang: Covey Crump
A collection of British Royal Navy "slang, abbreviations, legends and historical tid-bits" originally compiled by Commander A. Covey-Crump in 1955. From the website of the Royal Navy. http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/training-and-people/rn-life/navy-slang/covey-crump-a-to-aye/covey-crump-a-to-aye Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language Last updated Oct 16, 2009 The Rap Dictionary
A lexicon of thousands of terms related to rap and hip-hop music, now a wiki. Be warned that some of the terms are crude. http://www.rapdict.org/Main_Page Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Musical Genres Last updated Apr 25, 2007 Slanguage Dictionary
This glossary features entertainment industry terms that have appeared in the stories and headlines of Variety magazine, such as "ankle, which refers to someone leaving (say, walking away from) a job, or whammo, which refers to something terrific, especially box office performance." From the website for Variety magazine. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=slanguage&query=slanguage Topics: Dictionaries, Film, Movies, & Video Last updated May 13, 2008 Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
This site contains "over 2,000 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity." Browsable by drug names and types. From the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/ Topics: Dictionaries, Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, English Language, Language, Mental Conditions Last updated Dec 5, 2001 Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang
A glossary of slang terms taken from the hardboiled "private eye" detective fiction of Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and others. http://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language, Mysteries and More Last updated Jun 25, 2003 The Very Best of British: The American's Guide to Speaking British
If the United States and Britain are indeed separated by a common language, this site explains some of the differences. Based on a book of the same name, the site includes translations of British slang, words for articles of clothing, people, food and drink, and more. http://www.effingpot.com Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language Last updated Aug 17, 2004 World Wide Words: Exploring the English Language
A "British viewpoint" to the uses of English and American slang. " World Wide Words is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution." Short, and sometime extensive, answers to questions about words and phrases, such as fuddy-duddy and balderdash . The page also looks at new words that have not yet made it to the dictionaries, offers short articles on issues relating to language, and reviews on the new dictionaries and CD-ROMs. Use the index for a starting list of words already explored, or use the search engine. Updated weekly. From word lover and contributing writer for various Oxford dictionaries, Michael Quinion. http://www.worldwidewords.org/ Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Literature & Books Last updated Jul 19, 2002 |
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