Without point Slang has no raison d’etre.
It is often full of the most pungent satire, and is always to the point. It is the result of crowding, and excitement, and artificial life. Slang represents that evanescent, vulgar language, ever changing with fashion and taste, … spoken by persons in every grade of life, rich and poor, honest and dishonest … Slang is indulged in from a desire to appear familiar with life, gaiety, town-humour and with the transient nick names and street jokes of the day … Slang is the language of street humour, of fast, high and low life … Slang is as old as speech and the congregating together of people in cities. Its author, Hotten, included histories of some slangs (back slang and rhyming slang), a detailed bibliography, and a noted definition: The dictionary included criminal slang, back slang, rhyming slang, and other types of slang. It has also been published as The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal. James : preceded by a history of cant and vulgar language : with glossaries of two secret languages, spoken by the wandering tribes of London, the costermongers, and the patterers. The first edition was published in 1859, with the full title and subtitle: A dictionary of modern slang, cant, and vulgar words: used at the present day in the streets of London, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the houses of Parliament, the dens of St. (lit.: hail most pure Mary n.b.A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant and Vulgar Words is a dictionary of slang originally compiled by publisher and lexicographer John Camden Hotten in 1859. (lit.: absent without blame and no present without excuses) (lit.: tie someone close)Īusente sin culpa ni presente sin disculpa keep someone on a short leash keep someone under tight rein. (lit.: to bring coals or embers to one’s sardine) put one’s own interests first work things to one’s advantage. cause a ruckus have all hell break loose. (lit.: new year, new life used as a greeting or statement around Jan. (lit.: animal n.b.: applies to both sexes and is insulating) (lit.: to walk like a donkey wihout a leash) backwards the other way around the opposite
(reversed form of "al pedo" used mostly in the Cono del Sur) (lit.: to the devil n.b.: used as an expression of frustration or anger) (lit.: at the finish of)ĭamn it drat darn it. when all’s said and done when it comes down to it. (n.b.: said when encouraging yourself or others to start working) as (something happens or happened) in the process of (something happening) (lit.: at the distant allso in the form “a los lejos.”) in the long run long-term in the long term. Intemperie refers to the weather and other forces in the physical, natural world, particularly as experienced without the benefits of technology, particularly modern technology) (lit.: on legs/feet used with the verbs estar or andar) in the short run short-term in the short term. A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z As always with slang, be careful using what you hear it may not work quite the way you expect. If you enjoy Latin American films, television, or whatever, you'll find many of the words and phrases used in here.
This dictionary is a comprehensive and in-depth look at all the slang, vulgarisms, curses, and insults, plus idioms, expressions, and a lot more, available in Spanish.