Australian Slang Quiz


Updated 01/26/12 4:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Australian Slang

Happy Australia Day! To celebrate the holiday in the land Down Under, we've got an Aussie slang quiz that'll help you not sound like a berk in front of your mates. So knock down a schooner and test your Australian lingo skills now! Question 1 of 11What are bangers? Prostitutes Sausages Boobs Doorknobs Read more

British Slang Quiz


Updated 01/26/12 2:36 PM · Posted by · 16 comments

British Slang

The royal wedding is fast approaching, which means fast-talking British reporters using words like daft, dodgy, slag, and snog. If this is all codswallop to you, brush up on your Brit lingo so you don't end up looking like a prat watching the big event! Question 1 of 10If you're barmy . . . You're drunk. You've gone mad or crazy. You're confused. You're angry. Read more

Is It Real Food Slang or Completely Made Up?


Updated 10/28/10 6:08 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Glossary of Food Slang

What's even bigger than a food trend like pumpkin frozen yogurt? Food slang. In fact, I've come across so many contemporary words to add to my food vocabulary that perhaps the culinary world should have its own Urban Dictionary. Some of them make complete sense, but others just don't sound quite right! For a little bit of education and a lot of fun, I'm going to test your knowledge of food Read more

How Bad Is It to Say "Like"?


Updated 09/29/10 4:15 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 10 comments

How Bad Is It to Say "Like"?

I admit, I say it. Not in a pathological, valley-girl way, but in a casual, filler way. Sometimes it's unconscious, a nervous tick, and other times it punctuates a thought and just sounds right. It's easy, it's colloquial, and it's so widespread that I thought nobody cared anymore. After all, this is a language where BFF can make it into the dictionary! But this week actress Emma Thompson brought Read more

Thanks but No Thanks: 19 Ways Brits Don't Say Thank You


Updated 08/28/10 10:35 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 20 comments

Alternatives to Saying Thank You

Most of the always-polite Brits now only use "thank you" as a last resort when expressing gratitude, and "cheers" has become the preferred way to say thanks. Forty percent of British people polled said "thank you" sounds too formal — isn't that why there's "thanks"? — and would rather dole out praise with terms like "brilliant," "lovely," and, apparently, "you star 11, all right." Get the Read more

Jersey Shore Slang


Updated 07/19/10 9:11 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 37 comments

Jersey Shore Slang

We were remiss not to cover the misogynistic mess that is MTV's Jersey Shore in December, but it's a new year and everybody needs a resolution. The show walks a careful, tan line between spellbinding and appalling, and last night's episode veered more toward the appalling end of the shore. Ronnie continually emotionally abuses Sammi — telling her she has a "Fred Flinstone toe" and getting Read more

Koodies: So Hot Right Now


Updated 12/19/09 4:59 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 10 comments

Meet Kid Foodies, or "Koodies"

Meet the biggest buzzword in the food world this minute: koodies. No, I'm not referring to the term we used prolifically as fourth graders; I'm talking about kid foodies. Food trend analyst Phil Lempert, also known as the Supermarket Guru, coined the term to refer to children with an "ardent or refined interest in food" or "an unusual, sometimes fanatic, desire to eat unusual foods." The term Read more

Gym Jargon


Updated 07/20/09 10:37 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 19 comments

Fitness and Gym Slang Terms

Modern slang has made its way into the fitness world, and if your vocabulary needs some pumping up, try adding these terms into your workout. Hammies = Short for hamstrings — the muscles on the back of the thigh, as in "I'm going to go stretch my hammies." Gun show = Muscular arms Mirror Muscles = Muscles you see when you look in the mirror, namely pecs (chest muscles), deltoids, and biceps Read more

Where Do You Stand? Cutesy Names For Your Private Parts


Updated 03/09/10 2:17 PM · Posted by · 36 comments

Where Do You Stand? Cutesy Names For Your Private Parts

I'd like to think I know a thing or two about sex and erogenous zones on males and females, but over the weekend I heard a new term that made me scratch my head — sweater kittens. For those of you in the dark with me, it's an affectionate nickname for a woman's breasts. You can use your imagination as to why they're called that, but it got me thinking about using cutesy names for your private Read more