American English relies heavily on slang that rarely appears in textbooks or classrooms. These everyday expressions are used constantly in casual conversations, workplaces, and social settings.

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In observance of America’s Black History Month, I am again reproducing a column I wrote on March 2, 2014, on an African American theme that I believe readers will find engaging.

The 1970s were alive with protest and new sounds, giving rise to idioms that captured the decade’s spirit and the deep influence of Black culture on language.

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In 1993, Green started compiling 500 years of English slang by sifting through mountains of primary sources. The culmination was Green’s Dictionary of Slang, a three-volume reference set containing 10 ...