Slang terms like ‘six-seven’ have no definition. But they’re loaded with meaning
Older generations are demanding explanations of the viral phrase – but slang doesn’t have to make logical sense
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The old slang term '86' probably started as restaurant-worker jargon. Suddenly it's in the news
The slang term at the center of a political firestorm around former FBI Director James Comey likely originated as food-service-industry jargon before extending to other uses
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The anti-immigrant slur US border patrol tried to ban: ‘It reflects sanctioned violence’
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