Slanguage Barrier

When somebody does not understand what you are saying as a result of your use of slang.

"Got a ripper gobby yesty arvo. Fair dinkum"

"I'm struggling to understand you due to the slanguage barrier."

Slanguage Barrier by D-Train49 March 10, 2013

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Slanguage Barrier

When a non-native speaker fails to grip the slang implications of something that would otherwise seem reasonable to say/wear on clothing. You know it when you see it.

"That kid's shirt says Dream Hum on the back…"
"slanguage barrier"

Slanguage Barrier by DJPajamas November 3, 2013

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Slanguage barrier

Confusing out-of-towners or visitors when using slang from your local region.

Moving to a new city and making friends can be difficult if there's a slanguage barrier.

Slanguage barrier by hannsomejonny September 8, 2016

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Language barriers

A profound point THAT I MADE BECAUSE I'M SMARTER THAN YOU.

Hym "Yeah, you're fucking garbage people. I made the point about the language barriers. Not her. She has to steal it for me because she's worse."

Language barriers by Hym Iam March 23, 2024

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A Booger In The Nose Of Progress

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.

"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

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"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress by Rok'n'rol Wannabe October 19, 2006

Word of the Day on June 2, 2026

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🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.

Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻

🤡🫵🏻 by Ubeenbamboozledson May 31, 2026

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fogey

Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!

You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)

fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005

Word of the Day on May 31, 2026

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