America's regional slang

What do these weird words mean?

• Cold roast Boston
• Swamp Yankee
• Gurrybutt
• Muligrubs
• Arkansas toothpick
• Fart knocker
• Arizona nightingale
• California prayerbook

To find out, listen to this!: BBC Radio 4 AMERICANA

American regionalisms

Dub, jazz, acid, punk, pop, hip-hop, skronk, bee-bop, rock, hillbilly, blues...

Origins of music genres (article from The Guardian newspaper)

Riots and rumours : sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me?

Rumour, a trigger for rioting?

Sticks and stones...
Words in the news: Riots continue in London 

Multicultural London English

 

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