Slang and Dialects

Subculture Slang

Slang Search: Crime offers a list of police terms.
Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade is the most comprehensive list of drug terms I ever expect to find. Over 2300 [...]

Historic Slang

Dictionary of Victorian London is much more than a dictionary; it is an extensive resource which includes dozens of period documents, including political cartoons and articles by Charles Dickens. [...]

North American Slang

Las Vegas Lingo is a short list of words and phrases which are commonly used in casinos, but have little to no meaning outside them.
The Academy is a dictionary of [...]

British Commonwealth Slang

London Slang tries to focus solely on slang which is currently used in England’s capital. The layout is a little hard on the eyes, but the definitions are good and [...]

Australian & New Zealand Slang

Koalanet is a thorough but no-frills site of slang specific to Australia. The editors do their best to exclude slang which is also British or American. Organized alphabetically; includes a [...]

African & Jamaican Dialects

Surfrikan is a dictionary of South African slang, with a focus on surfer culture. Nicely-written definitions include example sentences and their translations. Organized alphabetically.
Jamaica Phrase Dictionary is a bare-bones but [...]

Irish Slang

Some Irish Slang is just what it claims to be: a list of Irish slang terms, definitions, and examples of their use. It is perhaps best used in concert with [...]