Step into the lively and constantly shifting world of American slang! It’s a colorful blend of phrases and expressions that can leave newcomers scratching their heads. Curious to crack the code?
Yes, some slang certainly makes its way across the Pacific. But the history between the two versions of the English language is more complex than you might think.
A woman boldly said that if TikTok were to ban America, it would end the video streaming platform, claiming that the world gets dance trends from them.
but a "bog" is another word for a toilet in British slang, adding to the connotations that something "bog-standard" is unglamorous and unspecial. The "boot" of a car is the trunk in American ...
When meaning is attached, phonetics pays attention to all of it. LASSITER: As you may have recognized from the start of the episode, tons of American slang comes from within American culture. Drip, ...