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, ...

Are you still “bling-blinging it” with your “phat” friends? Did all your cool points just go down the drizzle, fo’ shizzle? Don’t distress, old slang happens to good people. Even the experts–yes, ...

Unlike "Who dat?" -- a phrase quite familiar to New Orleanians, especially Saints fans -- "true dat" is an urban slang expression used to indicate agreement with someone, similar to "right on." And ...

Grow op, garburetor, timbits, double double, runners, homo, loonie, and toonie. How many can you define? Those are just a few of the words that will probably be added to the scholarly Dictionary of ...

He still is stalling, but the bottom line is that Donald Trump is ankling his job. For the uninitiated, “ankling” is Variety “slanguage” for getting fired, as Trump knows well. Trump often has boasted ...

It’s 3 a.m. in the Silicon Valley and Aaron Peckham has been jarred from his slumber. Another nightmare. No, even worse — a workmare — a nightmare about work. This time it’s the “Urban Dictionary.” ...

Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. Bill Shorten’s been telling us he wants to give Australians a “fair go”. Malcolm Turnbull has decried Labor for an ...

Pity Bible translators who try to keep up with changes in language. For example, Today’s New International Version Bible has changed “stoned” to “stoned to death” because otherwise readers might think ...

As part of the L.A. biennial, Slanguage Studio has taken over LAXART to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The art collective hosts art classes, performances and other events out of its Wilmington ...