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Linguists on Slang Trends

Linguists Explain Slang Trends Through History | WIRED

Have you ever been curious about the history of words like “cool” or “on fleek?” In this WIRED magazine video, linguists Nicole Holliday and Ben Zimmer talk about the origins and trends of popular slang words, old and new.

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Nicole Holliday
Ben Zimmer
linguistics
slang
language
WIRED
2022

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