Slang
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Toronto slang on the rise thanks to city’s growing pop culture relevance, professor saysDerek Denis, assistant professor at University of Toronto Mississauga, has been studying the prominence of Toronto's unique slang lexicon for the past two years.CanadaOct 13, 2019
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85-year-old MLA gets into the slang game touting Liberal leader’s ‘turnt right up’ performanceLiberal MLA Ralph Sultan has some advice for premier John Horgan: "check yourself, before you wreck yourself."PoliticsNov 9, 2018
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Binge-watch, face-palm among the 1,000 new words added to Merriam-WebsterFrom sports, tech, medicine and slang, this is one of the dictionary's most significant additions to its word bank.NewsFeb 7, 2017
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Facebook wants to detect new slang terms before they become coolFacebook wants to be the coolest and most relevant social network on the web.TechMar 10, 2016
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Yukon government pulls ads urging residents to get ‘the D’ after social media backlashYukon health and social services want residents to get more of "the D," but social media users had different ideas.CanadaJan 26, 2016
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Chilliwack parent outraged over ‘vulgar’ sex education materialOne Chilliwack parent was in complete shock when her 13-year-old son came home with materials from a sex education class, which she says can only be described as pornographic.Jun 1, 2015
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Mayor Rob Ford was using Jamaican patois, swear words in video rantJust what was Rob Ford saying in the video recently uploaded to YouTube?PoliticsJan 22, 2014
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