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To fully immerse yourself in the culture of the U.S. Virgin Islands, it helps to speak the lingo. English is the dominant language on the islands of St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, and the ...

Slang is probably as old as human language, though the first slang dictionaries only started popping up in the 16th century. But nothing has been a boon for slang lexicography like the digital age, as ...

A reinvented look each fashion season is hardly enough. These days, you also have to reinvent the language used to describe the clothes you wear. Fashion bloggers and copywriters have embraced the ...

One of the issues presented in State v. Derry, recently granted certification by the New Jersey Supreme Court (Nos. A-13/14-21), is whether it was error to allow an ...

Are you slay? Not if you don’t know this Gen Alpha lingo. From “mewing” and “slaying” to “sigma” and “rizz,” youngsters’ slang is perplexing parents more than ever before. “When we had slang there ...

In the current digital landscape, Generation Alpha, those born post-2010, has developed a distinct form of communication on social media and gaming platforms. Their use of slang and emojis serves not ...