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• Arts: Education: Language Arts: English: English as a Second Language: Student Resources: Idioms and Slang  (8)
• Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Language: Dialects: Slang  (8)
• Regional: Oceania: Australia: Society and Culture: Language: Slang  (5)
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• Urban Dictionary - A searchable archive of contemporary American slang, listed in alphabetical order. Allows its users to create definitions for slang words and phrases and submit them for publication. Includes a "Word of the Day" section, chat features and live minute-by-minute site update logs.

  Businessballs.com - Cockney Rhyming Slang Origins, derivations and dictionary translations of the slang used by inhabitants of the East End district of London, England. http://www.businessballs.com/cockney.htm

  Carleton County Colloquialisms Dictionary of the colloquial language of Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada and Aroostook County, Maine, USA. Audio clips accompany each entry. http://dooryard.ca/

  ChatRef.com Definitions of acronyms, abbreviations, and emoticons used in online chat and text messaging. http://www.chatref.com

  A Dictionary of Old Hobo Slang A searchable compilation of slang used by vagrants and migratory workers, listed in alphabetical order. http://www.hobonickels.org/alpert04.htm

  A Dictionary of Slang English slang and colloquialisms currently used in the United Kingdom. Includes definitions, a part of speech listing and an example sentence for each term. http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/

  Double-Tongued Dictionary A growing dictionary of words from the fringes of English, including jargon, slang, and loan words. Browsable by category or searchable by letter. Includes analysis of new words, and modern connotations of words with old denotations. http://www.doubletongued.org/

  London Slang Online word and phrase dictionary of cockney rhyming slang. Also includes examples of film slang. http://www.londonslang.com/

  The Online Slang Dictionary A global dictionary of English slang compiled from user submissions. Includes a slang thesaurus and word lists browsable by letter. http://onlineslangdictionary.com/

  PseudoDictionary Covers slang, made up words, "webspeak", colloquialisms and accepts contributions for new entries. http://www.pseudodictionary.com/

  The Septic's Companion A dictionary of British slang, viewable alphabetically or by category. http://septicscompanion.com

  Slang O' The Day English slang words with origins from various countries around the world including America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Wales. Updated daily and includes definitions and example sentences. http://www.slang.otheday.com/

  Slang Search Definitions of common words in English-language slang, organized by subject area. http://www.slangsearch.com/

  Slang-Dictionary.org A searchable archive of colloquial English used in American society, the UK in the 18th and 19th centuries, Australia, hip-hop culture, modern-day London, and the American underworld. http://slang-dictionary.org/

  SlangSite.com A dictionary of slang, webspeak, made up words, and colloquialisms. Submissions welcome. http://www.slangsite.com/

  Southern Slang Dictionary Colloquial American words and expressions originating specifically from Arkansas. Notes part of speech and includes example sentences. Sorted alphabetically. http://littlerock.about.com/cs/southernlife/a/aasouthslang.htm

  Twittonary Dictionary A dictionary of Twitter words submitted by tweeters. http://www.twittonary.com