Slang & New Language Weblinks
As well as Slang, the New Language Archive at King's collects jargon, buzzwords and other linguistic novelties and exoticisms.
You can contribute your examples, or your comments, questions and criticisms to Tony Thorne, who will gratefully acknowledge you - in print, if the word or phrase you send is published.
New Language and Slang Links
Fellow collectors of new language and connoisseurs of language change have kindly given permission for the following links.
New Language
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www.shinecom.com/downloads/SHI_Book.pdf
The PR and Communications Agency, Shine.com, tracks the latest lifestyle and business trends and the novel terminology used to describe them. A copy of their new trend book Swarming in the Statusphere can be downloaded (with thanks to Rachel Bell and Natasha Prior).
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www.worldwidewords.org
Michael Quinion edits the excellent World Wide Words website which tracks new and interesting usages and debates meanings and origins.
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www.buzzwhack.com
John Walston is author of the Buzzword Dictionary and is responsible for the long-established BuzzWhack website
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www.wordnik.com
New, unusual, quirky and difficult words are collected and explained by Wordnik By kind permission of John McGrath.
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