How's she goin' by? Fill yer boots! Right smart. Even the simplest of Cape Breton slang can be hard to understand for people ...

But originally, the slang referred only to HK$1 coins. When it was first issued in the 60s, the round HK$1 coin was the largest in value and shape among all the coins, so people nicknamed it dai-bang.

To help you keep up with news from the Olympics, we explain Cantonese slang and idioms that are useful when discussing sports. Did you know there are two phrases to describe an unexpected outcome ...

Same with turkeys, which I called pavos, until I heard everyone referring to them as chompipes. Chunche became my new word for any random thing you did not have a name for, joining cosa in my ...

Nearly all Americans (94%) use slang, a higher number than the 84% figure this survey found last year. The most popular slang terms remain "ghosted" (to cut off communication) and "salty" (angry).