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Have you ever been curious about the history of words like “cool” or “on fleek?” In this WIRED magazine video, linguists Nicole Holliday and Ben Zimmer talk about the origins and trends of popular slang words, old and new.
Tags: Not Genre-Specific | Nicole Holliday | Ben Zimmer | linguistics | slang | language | WIRED | 2022
