Showing posts with label jargon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jargon. Show all posts

Friday, December 12, 2008

Double-Tongued Dictionary

Double-Tongued Dictionary A lexicon of fringe English with the latest slang, jargon and new words.

Friday, February 08, 2008

Variety - Slanguage Dictionary

Variety - Slanguage Dictionary: "Almost from its launch in 1905, Variety has used its own, distinctive slanguage in headlines and stories, words like ankle, which refers to someone leaving (say, walking away from) a job, or whammo, which refers to something terrific, especially box office performance. In part it was a device to fit long words into small headlines, but it was also to create a clubby feel among the paper's entertainment industry readers."