“ Slang talk gets exciting when people start arguing—not so much in the “we don’t use wack slang in Brooklyn” vein, but smack-talking of the “Silence i dnt even use words like ‘green’.. I dnt do that memphis slang. DETROIT BITCH yeeaa” variety.
Local Twitter Slang, And All That Jawn | The Awl
So, um, Maud be like my jawn, yo? Am I doing this right?
Source: The Awl
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