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Vocabulary

everyday American :-/ Native speakers' help needed !

0 I've got a subscription of American Colloquial Vocabulary and quite recenlty I've received a couple of words like :02br
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002. feds02br
003. Can I live damn ?02br
004. Yeah cow!02br
005. goon02br
006. dopeman02br
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00What do they mean ? Are they actually used in everyday speech ? I couldn't find ANY of them in my three dictionaries 05000 Altgought the subscription provides info about each word (like - sugar stands for money) I'm not sure whether it's worth learning these words... so... are they really used ? And where can I more examples with such vocabulary ?02br
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0Every region in America has its own slang, and there are a few racial slang variants also. Slang changes quickly, as well, so it can be quite an undertaking to keep on top of it. 0-

— Vorpar

  • 0Every region in America has its own slang, and there are a few racial slang variants also.
  • Slang changes quickly, as well, so it can be quite an undertaking to keep on top of it.
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0Every region in America has its own slang, and there are a few racial slang variants also. Slang changes quickly, as well, so it can be quite an undertaking to keep on top of it. Movies and TV are the best places to find slang.02br
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00Of the above words, the only one I hear regularly is feds, meaning a member of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) which is the Amer
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0 2. feds = plural, coll., abbreviation for federal agents, FBI agents02br
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0Hi,02br
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00As has been said already, that's a large task you are looking at. I wonder if perhaps it would be more useful for you to spend your time improving other aspects of your English? 02br
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00What use is 'American Colloquial Vocabulary' if it doesn't give you definitions and examples?02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0 1) Sweetie? ; may be u willl be interested in sugar daddy, means the guy who provides for the gold digger?02br
003) never heard of it02br
004) not sure, but may be like ya man? or U dog?02br
005) I think it means stupid guy, more like weirdo02br
006)may be a drug dealer? copz dope means pot/ K those kinda stuff 0-
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0 This site might be interesting for you:02br
00It surely explains 3. and 4. in alphabetical order.02br
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00Kajjo0250hrefhttp://www.csupomona.edu/%7Ejasanders/slang/csrpc.htmcSlang around the World
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