Slang lexicographer Jonathon Green's massive, three-volume Dictionary of Slang is the most authoritative work on the back roads and byways of the English language. His database of slang contains about ...

Continuing my Blogtown series, where I peruse my favorite book in the world, the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume I, A-G by J.E. Lighter. This week's slang is brought to ...

Language and communication are always changing; slang even more so. Each generation develops its way of speaking based on its cultural, media, and everyday life influences. Slang created by each ...

A recent review of slang across six generations shows how cultural, media, and technological forces shape language. From the Silent Generation’s formal expressions to Gen Z’s rapidly changing social ...

Slang lexicographer Jonathon Green’s massive, three-volume Dictionary of Slang is the most authoritative work on the back roads and byways of the English language. His database of slang contains about ...