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| − | + | '''Street slang''' is a common argot used by many youth and members of minority subculturres to express specific sentiment not easily encapsulated by the conventional english language. | |
| − | Street slang is a common argot used by many youth and members of minority subculturres to express specific sentiment not easily encapsulated by the conventional english language. | ||
Common Examples of street slang include: | Common Examples of street slang include: | ||
| − | Vato (used by hispanic immigrants in gangs), | + | *Vato (used by hispanic immigrants in gangs), |
| − | Homie, | + | *Homie, |
| − | Holla, | + | *Holla, |
| − | Cuhz, | + | *Cuhz, |
| − | Ragsnaozzle Gus Gus, | + | *Ragsnaozzle Gus Gus, |
| − | Home Dawg, and many others. | + | *Home Dawg, and many others. |
| − | + | [[Barack Obama]]'s use of such language and familiarity with such patios was one of the key aspects of his identity politics based campaign.<ref>Many linguist's view street slang as destructive influence on society, as it degrades communication skills among disadvantaged youth, encouraging subpar communication.</ref> | |
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| + | [[Category:Linguistics]] | ||
Revision as of 04:05, February 4, 2009
Street slang is a common argot used by many youth and members of minority subculturres to express specific sentiment not easily encapsulated by the conventional english language. Common Examples of street slang include:
- Vato (used by hispanic immigrants in gangs),
- Homie,
- Holla,
- Cuhz,
- Ragsnaozzle Gus Gus,
- Home Dawg, and many others.
Barack Obama's use of such language and familiarity with such patios was one of the key aspects of his identity politics based campaign.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Many linguist's view street slang as destructive influence on society, as it degrades communication skills among disadvantaged youth, encouraging subpar communication.