quotes about Slang
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The downtrodden are the great creators of slang.
-- Anthony Burgess -
I know you like the way I am freakin' it. I talk with slang and I'm never gonna stop speakin' it.
-- Big L -
I know only two words of American slang, 'swell' and 'lousy'. I think 'swell' is lousy, but 'lousy' is swell.
-- J. B. Priestley -
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Slang is vigorous and apt. Probably most of our vital words were once slang.
-- John Galsworthy -
In general, American slang is much better than English slang. The entire world picks up American slang.
-- Jesse Sheidlower -
Trying to keep up with current slang sucks.
-- Keith Waterhouse -