Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. When we talked about “bizarro” words last week, we promised to talk this week about the difference between “colloquial ...

Z, workplace slang signals acceptance. Smart leaders learn the language beneath the words to communicate clearly with team ...

Before we look at your book selection, could you tell us what slang is? Slang is difficult because everything about it defies simple classification. Nobody knows the etymology of the word slang. If ...

I know that when I begin talking about slang, I enter dangerous territory. Slang is a touchy subject. Often, the slang of a younger generation is considered an atrocity by the older generation.

I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, and reshape how we talk.

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 ...

Until a few years ago, I couldn’t speak Spanish without sounding about half a century older—and much more religious—than I am. The language is the first one I learned, but I was taught it primarily by ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “That’s literally me af.” “The party is gonna be turnt!” “Sarah Jessica Parker is bae.” “I’m so ...

The government and political leaders must reclaim their moral duty to use responsible language. When leaders normalize slang, they legitimize disrespect as a political culture. Politics is not just ...