Canadians have a few different slang terms for hot girl, depending on where you are in the country. They’re most likely to just be called a hottie or a beauty. You might also hear Canadians call hot girls stunners, “tens” or just cuties. There are … Read more
Slang terms are often used to refer to those parts of language that are somewhat less acceptable areas of discussion in general discourse. Slang thrives under these conditions, and depending on the word, you may end up with countless examples of slang for a thing, … Read more
Generic Australian slang terms for dog include common terms like “mutt” or “pooch”. More specifically Australian slang terms include things like “Bitzer” for a mongrel dog, “Bluey” for a working cattle dog, and “Kelpie” for an Australian sheepdog. More modern slang terms used commonly in … Read more
Slang terms for men and boys are perhaps some of the most universal and fundamental to any language. Almost any language will have colloquial ways of referring to men and boys at all ages, and British English is no exception. Today, we’re going to look … Read more
For good or ill, it’s a fact that there is virtually any given vernacular with a good amount of slang to describe a fat person. From the heartwarming and endearing things you might call your friend to the more derogatory and unpleasant things others might … Read more
The main slang term for Americans in Australia is “seppo”. This is a slightly teasing slang term that Australians use for any American. However, they do also use other terms, such as the more common “yanks” or some borrowed slang terms such as “septic”. But … Read more
Some of the richest, most varied and most diverse slang in any language tends to be about simple, everyday things that we are constantly talking about. Naturally, one of these things tends to be girls, and so you end up with a great many different … Read more
Pajamas are one of those things which simply tend to attract slang terms, for one reason or another. Among other things, with pajamas, it’s the simple linguistic elasticity of the word itself that lends it so well to so much varied slang. In Britain, this … Read more
Australians refer to the afternoon colloquially as the ‘arvo’ or ‘s’arvo’. This is simply a shortening and rearranging of the word afternoon, as well as a consonant change—switching F to V. So, an Australian might say “I’ll see you this arvo” to mean I’ll see … Read more
The police are an organization that tends to attract a lot of slang names and terms for themselves. Whether that’s because of criminal activity or just a broad tendency towards a certain perception of the police, the result is the same. There are many different … Read more