Glossaries
These glossaries have been compiled by students reading English at the University of Leicester for a course called Slang and the WWW. Each glossary covers a different area of the lexis. Each can be searched from within its host site (below).
About the site
The site was first launched in May 2005, and included 10 glossaries. Each time the course runs, more glossaries are added, and further updates will be made in future. These glossaries offer a first-hand account of current slang used by sub-groups of Leicester students, but many of the terms are also more widely employed.
Perhaps some of the terms currently restricted to Leicester will be more widely used in the future, and these glossaries will offer an otherwise unattainable insight into their etymology and early usage.
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2009 - 2010
| Glossary | Student |
|---|---|
| Police Slang (campus only) | Tracey Crowe |
| BBC Radio Slang | Mark Fletcher |
| Facebook Slang (campus only) | Claire Godlington |
| Devonian Slang (campus only) | Laura Johnson |
| Student House Slang | Emily Jones |
| Young Adult Slang | Rachel Martin |
| Tav Talk | Lucy Maycock |
| Housemates' Slang (campus only) | Paul Richards |
| Female Slang | Louise Robinson |
| Internet Slang | Sara Slack |
| Great Yarmouth Slang | Jenny Snell |
| University of Leicester Slang | Kaysa Thwaites |
2008 - 2009
| Glossary | Student |
|---|---|
| Nixon Slang (campus only) | Anita Irving |
| Leicester Uni Mates (campus only) | Birabwa Kawooya |
| University Slang (campus only) | Julia Penfold |
| Helsby Leicester (campus only) | Kathy Waterfield |
| MSN Slang | Lauren Elmore |
| Poker Slang (campus only) | Amrike Basra |
| Barnsley Slang | Tom Green |
| Urban Slang (campus only) | Vaughan McPherson |
| Abroad Slang | Laura Dreissen |
| Leics Uni Slang | Sukhpal Mahil |
2007 - 2008
| Glossary | Student |
|---|---|
| Cockney Rhyming Slang | Chris Cook |
| Contemporary English Slang | Dominic Martin |
| Student Slang | Ed Wilding |
| Teenage Slang 12-16 (campus only) | Hazel Edwards |
| Youth Football Slang (campus only) | Lauren Burns |
| Footy Friends Slang (campus only) | R. Barker |
| Geordie Slang | R. Carter |
| Student Slang | Robert Nottingham |
| Leicester Student Slang | Shazia Abid |
| Horse Racing Slang | S. Kitchener |
| First Aid Slang | Tanya Arnold |
| Student Slang | Vicky Lowe |
| Girls Slang (campus only) | Y. Anane |
2005 - 2006
| Glossary | Student |
|---|---|
| Brackley Slang | Alex Herring |
| American Football Slang | Ben Carter |
| Slang (campus only) | Carmen Ali |
| Student Slang (campus only) | David Baggs |
| Student Slang 2 | David Wood |
| University Slang (campus only) | Liz Drury |
| Ripple Slang (campus only) | Edward Gleave |
| Welsh Slang | Lindy Bannon |
| Leicester Student Slang | Louise Smith |
| East Midlands Playground Slang | Michelle Tointon |
| Friendship Slang | Nima Mistry |
| Pub Slang | Rachel Round |
| Student Slang 3 | Vicki Shepherd |
2004 - 2005
| Glossary | Student |
|---|---|
| DJ Terms (campus only) | Jennifer Thompson |
| Sporting Slang | Jamie Arkell |
| Frisbee Slang (campus only) | Luke Gleadall |
| Leet (internet slang) | Sanjay Matthew |
| Leith Slang | Lindsey Mountford |
| Pro Evo Soccer Slang | Daniel Hall |
| Punjabi Slang (campus only) | Ruby Dalal |
| Leicester Student Slang | Lydia Pendino |
| Online Gaming Slang (campus only) | Chris Brentnall |
| Northern Playground Slang | Sophie Ashley |
| Menstruation Slang (campus only) | Steph Greenwood |
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