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vocabulary

Those words that we speak
"My vocabulary is.... um... yeah..."
by Trimm October 21, 2003
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improve your vocabulary

a phrase meaning: learn not only social manners, but, above all, how to correctly talk to your elders and people with more power and/or authority than you.
younger brother: yo Amos, you big bully of a brother, give me your candy.

Amos: Sean, idiotagers have no manners these days. I am giving you two choices. now choose between the devil and the deep blue sea. one, either you eat your own cheese for talking to me like that, or two you improve your vocabulary. Got that? Now, go scratch yourself and come back to me when you have made up your mind.
by Uncle Dimma February 20, 2013
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tiktok vocabulary

Cringe words and phrases that stemmed from the TikTok app such as "no❤️", it's the _______ for me, these comments did not pass the vibe check, and words surrounded by an "✨" emoji on both sides to signify emphasis. Phrases like this
Reading Karen's rant on her Facebook page reminded me of TikTok vocabulary
by jp447 October 15, 2020
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vocabulary hijacking

Choosing a word because it evokes a specific emotion rather than because it is accurate.
After 9/11 the word "terrorism" became a much more emotional term for Americans than before, when it was equally deplorable yet much more theoretical in most people's minds (i.e. something that happens elsewhere). Consequently, politically active people engaged in vocabulary hijacking by applying the term "terrorist" to their opponent's activities (e.g. environmental "terrorists", government-sponsored "terrorists", anti-choice "terrorists").
by FigurinOutLife April 9, 2006
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prison vocabulary

A vocabulary that includes obscure polysyllabic words that are often used incorrectly and/or out of their proper context. Specifically with people who don’t have the elloquence or articulate speech to match it.
Named so, because it was first observed with Mike Tyson after he finished a prison sentence for rape. One could imagine him sitting in his jail cell with nothing to do but read his dictionary.
From Tv: Lennox Lewis, I'm coming for you man. My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah!"

Martha: Did he just use the words impetuous and Impregnable
Lucius: Thats his prison vocabulary
by Ben faulding May 11, 2006
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evolutionary vogabulary

Words created to fill a void in the language, usually spontaneously created during conversation. Terms created through evolutionary vogabulary are usually a combination of two or more words, that when woven together more perfectly express an idea.
Annie, Felisa, and Peter were discussing the night that Charlotte got petrifurious at Peter for jumping out of the bushes along the dark walkway next to their house. She cried the whole time she whaled on him, and he was laughing so hard he couldn't get her to stop until he was pissterical. Annie realized that in their rush to define the event, they had discovered evolutionary vogabulary.
by Annie P. November 26, 2005
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Vofabulary

Derived from "vocabulary" and "fabulous," vofabulary are words that
a are spoken primarily by gay people
b can be used to describe gay people
After Johnny came out of the closet, his vofabulary increased immensely.
by Stealth April 25, 2004
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