Slang

A Word in Your Ear by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Aug 4, 20250:27:20Education

Young people have always reshaped the way we speak, reinventing new lingo to distinguish themselves. Professor Roly Sussex unpacks how slang has evolved through the last few decades.

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