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I want to know equivalent slang/informal/colloquial meaning of a English word
I want to know equivalent slang/informal/colloquial meaning of a English word, is there any dictionary kind of stuff or other stuffs?
7 nov 2014 11:23
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1) Start first with any good English "desk dictionary." I really like the American Heritage dictionary. English dictionaries will not have true slang, but they will contain many common colloquialisms and idiomatic phrases, labelled as such.
It is also available online:
https://ahdictionary.com
For example, if I look up "crunk," I see:
crunk (krŭngk) adj.
Slang
Wildly excited or intoxicated.
n.
A style of hip-hop music originating in the southern United States, characterized by electronic sounds, simple refrains, and a high-energy, heavily rhythmic beat.
2) Wikipedia, although it is an encyclopedia rather than a dictionary, is very good on this kind of thing, and is usually thorough and accurate.
Thus, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunk is a long article about the musical style.
I do not like or trust the "Urban Dictionary." It can be helpful but I feel it is unreliable.
7 novembre 2014
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/ can be a useful reference, but be careful. Anyone can edit it so many of the entries are jokes. Many entries can also be offensive, out-dated or limited to specific region.
7 novembre 2014
All most for all English dictionaries show you vocabulary with idioms, informal, formal and slang basically.
8 novembre 2014
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