Anywhere you go in the United States, you’re likely to encounter a word you’ve never heard before or never used regularly, as ...

From the East Coast to the Midwest and beyond, these 10 regional slang terms reveal how language changes across the United ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... KABUL, Afghanistan — It’s painful for US soldiers to hear discussions and watch movies about modern wars when the dialogue is full of obsolete slang, like ...

We are a nation of slang slingers. Eight out of 10 Americans say they use slang, but half admit to not even knowing the meaning of the slang terms they use. These findings come from a recent survey of ...

I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, ...

Most people know that hobbits are found in the Shire, but military personnel in Iraq know that "fobbits"—as they are dismissively called by soldiers on the front lines—serve at forward operating bases ...

In her 1992 article “Naming of Parts: Gender, Culture, and Terms for the Penis among American College Students,” Deborah Cameron argued that the terms used by college students to reference male ...

Most people know that hobbits are found in the Shire, but military personnel in Iraq know that "fobbits"—as they are dismissively called by soldiers on the front lines—serve at forward operating bases ...

Poor Beach Slang have had a rough go of it in the year and change since our cover story on the band. In addition to enduring some personnel troubles, the inspirational punk rockers have now been ...

Note: NPR's audio for First Listens comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page. At its best and most socially inclusive, ...

KABUL, Afghanistan – It’s painful for US soldiers to hear discussions and watch movies about modern wars when the dialogue is full of obsolete slang, like ‘chopper’ and ‘GI.’ Slang changes with the ...