MetaFilter posts tagged with lingo

Cuss all you want, but only around men, horses, and cows

Del Far — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:09:30 -0800

Old Western Slang and Lingo also Insults and the Code of the West

“You say?” Apparently they do.

tractorfeed — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:18:04 -0800

It's not even Thanksgiving yet and already the 2008 "best of" lists have begun. Here's a list of the Top 60 popular Japanese words/phrases of 2008. "Morning banana" doesn't mean what you think it does. Is Sarah Palin an obaka-aidoru - おバカアイドル ? (via)

Dude, where's my safely heterosexual intimacy?

owenville — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:56:05 -0800

Deconstructing Dude A linguist from the University of Pittsburgh has published a scholarly paper deconstructing and deciphering the word "dude," contending it is much more than a catchall for lazy, inarticulate surfers, slackers and teenagers. An admitted dude-user during his college years, Scott Kiesling said the four-letter word has many uses, all of which express closeness between men in a safely heterosexual manner. How about you? Do you do the dude? If so, does that mean you're white [PDF]?

The dead baby seals are in the boner lounge!

Ufez Jones — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 10:51:20 -0800

Roadies. They've got their own lingo, rules, and even recipes. Obviously, they've also got their own website, which has much more to be explored.

pizzasub — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 07:19:45 -0800

That's whack. CNN Headline News general manager Rolando Santos told the San Francisco Chronicle this week that he's looking to mix "the lingo of our people" -- words like "whack" and "ill" -- into newscasts to attract young people.