References

'Find out more' links will take you to the best site I know on the topic - but I recommend Google for a wider search.

Anon: No source information available. Mostly picked up from comedy lists or newspapers. Any information gratefully received.

Buffy: A marvellous TV series, that spawned a number of new meanings for well-trodden words. Most, probably, made up by Joss Whedon

Coal-Speak: now recognised as a distinct dialect in the mining areas of Pennsylvania. Find out more.

Indie; William Hartson and others in the U.K. Independent.

MounTain Biking: Slang adopted by mountain bikers - much borrowed from other sources.[reference has closed]

Palo Alto: Office/computer slang, largely from California's Silicon Valley. Find out more.

Queen's English: Slang from the Gay community.

Rhyming: Cockney rhyming slang is thought to have allowed street traders (costermongers) to communicate with each other whilst trading illegally.

Rural Approximations: These are taken from various anonymous sources; including the HillBilly Dictionary, the Medical Dictionary and the 'Redneck computer dictionary'. Each of these rises periodically in various NewsGroups.

Ryanair - Low cost airline given to debunking expensive rivals.

Simpsons: based on wisdom from Matt Groenig and associates.

Strine Australian dialect, from "Aus-strine", the way Aussies say Australian. Find out more.

U.S.Nam: Terms used by U.S. forces in Viet Nam.

World Wide Words; Found (with permission) at Michael B Quinion's excellent site; Find out more

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