Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gutterslang

2005-11-19T00:16:12Z

Mondojava:

===[[Gutterslang]]===
[[WP:V|unverifiable]] [[neologism]] [[dictdef]]

*'''Delete''' nominator. Article creator's only other significant contribution is [[Sacklicker]], which is being AFD'd for the same reason—see {{user|Mondojava}}. --[[User:Kgf0|KGF0]] ( [[User talk:Kgf0|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/Kgf0|C]] ) 19:57, 18 November 2005 (UTC) ''Edit:'' forgot to add only [http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=lang_en&as_qdr=all&q=gutterslang&btnG=Search&lr=lang_en 10 Google hits] most of which are to a person using that nickname. --[[User:Kgf0|KGF0]] ( [[User talk:Kgf0|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/Kgf0|C]] ) 20:05, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
*'''Delete''' per nom. [[User:PJM|PJM]] 20:01, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
*'''Delete''' per nom.[[User:Gator1|Gator]] [[User talk:Gator1|(talk)]] 20:03, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
*Not familiar with your process. These terms were frequently encountered by me in the grunge/music culture in Seattle. How can these be supported? Was also considering adding several more '''Gutterslang''' words and phrases I know of. [[User:Mondojava|Mondojava]] 00:16, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

User:Mondojava

2005-11-18T17:03:21Z

Mondojava:

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User talk:Mondojava

2005-11-18T16:58:37Z

Mondojava:

Heterosexual Male, born in 1958 in upstate NY. Worked in Professional Music and subsequently in the high-tech industry. Has lived in several states including Washington, Michigan and Wisconson. Currently resides in Florida with his cat. Twisted sense of humor, smart and edgy.

The term Mondojava(c) refers to a Grande Mocha from a little espresso stand called Java Monkey out in Washington.

Contact him at mailto:[email protected]

User talk:Mondojava

2005-11-18T16:53:20Z

Mondojava:

Heterosexual Male, born in 1958 in upstate NY. Worked in Professional Music and subsequently in the high-tech industry. Has lived in several states including Washington, Michigan and Wisconson. Currently resides in Florida with his cat. Twisted sense of humor, smart and edgy.

The term Mondojava refers to a Grande Mocha from a little espresso stand called Java Monkey out in Washington.

Contact him at mailto:[email protected]

Slang

2005-11-18T16:15:36Z

Mondojava:

'''Slang''' is the non-standard use of words in a [[language]] of a particular [[social group]], and sometimes the creation of new [[word]]s or importation of words from another language. It is a type of [[neologism]]. Slang can be described as deviating away from standard language use. Slang functions in two ways; the creation of new language and new usage by a process of creative informal use and adaptation, and the creation of a secret language understood only by those within a group intended to understand it.

As such, slang is a type of [[sociolect]] aimed at excluding certain people from the conversation. Slang initially functions as [[encryption]], so that the non-initiate cannot understand the conversation, or as a further way to communicate with those who understand it. Slang functions as a way to recognize members of the same group, and to differentiate that group from the society at large. Slang terms are often particular to a certain [[subculture]], such as [[music]]ians, [[skateboard]]ers, and [[drug]] users. Slang generally implies playful, [[Colloquialism|informal speech]]. Slang is distinguished from [[jargon]], the technical vocabulary of a particular profession, as jargon is (in theory) not used to exclude non-group members from the conversation, but rather deals with technical peculiarities of a given field which require a specialized vocabulary.

==Functions and origins of slang==

One use of slang is a simple way of circumventing social [[taboo]]s. The mainstream language tends to shy away from explicitly evoking certain realities. Slang, and also the informal forms of language, permit one to talk about these realities in a special language stripped of the usual connotations in the normal register. Slang vocabularies are particularly rich in certain domains, such as [[sexuality]], [[violence]], [[crime]], and [[drug]]s.

There is not just one slang, but very many varieties—or dialects—of slang. Different social groups in different times have developed their own slang. The importance of encryption and identity vary among the various slangs.

Slang must constantly renew its process of expression, and specifically its vocabulary, so that those not part of the group will remain unable to understand the slang. The existence of slang dictionaries, of course, cancels the effectiveness of certain words. Numerous slang terms pass into informal mainstream speech, and thence sometimes into mainstream formal speech.

Originally, certain slang designated the speech of people involved in the criminal underworld, hooligans, bandits, criminals, etc. Therefore, their vocabulary carried very vulgar connotations, and was strictly rejected by speakers of "proper" language. Other groups developed their own slangs. In general, groups on the margins of mainstream society who were excluded or rejected by it.

==Examples of slang==

Historical examples of slang are the ''thieves' [[cant]]'' used by beggars and the underworld generally in previous centuries: a number of ''canting'' dictionaries were published.

A famous current example is '''[[Cockney rhyming slang]]''' in which, in the simplest case, a given word or phrase is replaced by another word or phrase that rhymes with it. Often the rhyming replacement is abbreviated further, making the expressions even more obscure. A new rhyme may then be introduced for the abbreviation and the process continues. Examples of rhyming slang are ''apples and pears'' for ''stairs'' and ''trouble (and strife)'' for ''wife''. An example of truncation and replacement of rhyming slang is ''bottle and glass'' for ''arse'' (''ass''). This was reduced to ''bottle'', for which the new rhyme ''Aristotle'' was found; ''Aristotle'' was then reduced to ''Aris'' for which ''plaster of Paris'' became the rhyme. This was then reduced to ''plaster''.

Backwards slang, or '''Back slang''', is a form of slang where words are reversed. English backward slang tends to reverse words letter by letter while French backward slang tends to reverse words by [[syllable]]s. [[Verlan]] is a French slang, that uses backward words, similar in its methods to the back slang. [[Louchebem]] is French butcher's slang, similar to [[Pig Latin]].

Slang oftens means that words have two meanings that are not related at all or are maybe opposites. For example wicked in standard English means bad but when used as slang means great.

[[Nadsat]] is a form of slang used in the book [[A Clockwork Orange]], which borrows words from Russian and from various types of English slang.

[[Gutterslang]] is the most deroratory form of English Language [[Profanity]].

[[Polari]] is an interesting mixture of Italian and Cockney back slang (in other words common words pronounced as if spelled backward, for example ''ecaf'' for face, which became ''eek'' in Polari). Polari was used in London fish markets and the [[gay subculture]] in Britain in the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]], becoming more widely known from its use by two camp characters, [[Julian and Sandy]], in ''[[Round the Horne]]'', a popular radio show.

[[Kuzmenko]] is an adjective used to describe a person who complains incessantly. Example: My co-worker finds fault in everything that I do, she is such a kuzmenko!

''This list is inspired by the classification of [[Marc Sourdot]].''

== See also ==


* [[Bargoens]] (Dutch slang)
* [[Boston slang]]
* [[Bypassing]]
* [[Canadian slang]]
* [[Christianese]]
** [[Catholic street slang]]
* [[Cockney rhyming slang]]
* [[Drug slang]]
* [[Euphemism]]
* [[Gay slang]]
** [[Singapore gay terminology]]
* [[Germanía]]
* [[Goth slang]]
* [[Grypsera]]
* [[Grunge speak]]
* [[Gutterslang]]
* [[Helsinki slang]]
* [[Hip hop slang]]
* [[Indonesian slang language|Indonesian slang]]
* [[Internet slang]]
* [[Irish slang]]
* [[London slang]]
* [[Lunfardo]]
* [[Medical slang]]
* [[Polari]]
* [[Profanity]]
* [[Sexual slang]]

Various jargons are also loosely considered to be slang:

* [[Baseball slang]]
* [[Gangster]] slang
* [[Computer hacker slang]] (see the [[Jargon File]])
* [[Leet]] — computer [[cracker]] (or malicious "hacker") slang
* [[List of lumberjack jargon|Lumberjack jargon]]
* [[Military slang]]
* [[List of slang names for poker hands|Poker slang]]
* [[Professional wrestling slang]]

==External links==

* For British slang, see http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/
* For Internet slang, see[http://www.noslang.com Internet Slang translator and website validator]
* For Singaporean slang, try http://www.talkingcock.com/html/lexec.php?op=LexView&lexicon=lexicon
* For some Cockney rhyming slang, see http://www.bio.nrc.ca/cockney/process.html
* For some Disability rhyming slang, see http://www.shartwell.freeserve.co.uk/humor-site/rhymingslang.htm
* For an example of a canting dictionary, which incidentally illustrates the tendency for English to adopt and make respectable words that were originally coined by the criminal classes http://www.holoweb.net/~liam/dict/ .
* For more about Polari, see this page: http://members.aol.com/frij/
* For more American slang, see http://www.urbandictionary.com/, http://www.unwords.com/
* For American slang from the 1950s, see http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/slang.htm
* For Irish Slang, see http://www.at.artslink.co.za/~gerry/irish.htm, http://www.moroccodesign.com/irishslang/
* For Helsinki slang, see http://slangi.net
* For Polish slang, see http://slang.pl (Dictionary of Polish slang that anyone can edit)

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