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African American

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1. That will be fun. I love 1920s-era AA slang

Tue Jul 26, 2022, 09:01 AM

Jul 2022

so many words and phrases are coded-- triple layers of meaning.

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That will be fun. I love 1920s-era AA slang viva la Jul 2022 #1

Lexical Borrowing Triloon Jul 2022 #2

and I thank you. Triloon Jul 2022 #4

There are some great people working on this tishaLA Jul 2022 #6