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...conservative mayor in eastern France used the identity debates to describe immigrants in France as "10 million people we pay to do jacks---." And on Dec. 14, Secretary of State for Families Nadine Morano caused an uproar by appearing to characterize young Muslim men in France as job-slacking, slang-speaking louts who need to love their country more. (Read "Booing the 'Marseillaise': A French Soccer Scandal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy Stands By France's Hated Immigration Minister | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

...slang term gaining popularity among Japanese youth

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...slang for cocaine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twitter and Gourmet Sex: They're in the Dictionary Now | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

Lester often alluded to her Aussie roots in her FM pieces, even writing a guide to “Australian Slang from...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alum Named New Yorker’s Managing Editor | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...modern species, the hipster as a genus has its roots in the 1930s and '40s. The name itself was coined after the jazz age, when hip arose to describe aficionados of the growing scene. The word's origins are disputed - some say it was a derivative of "hop," a slang term for opium, while others think it comes from the West African word hipi, meaning to open one's eyes. But gradually it morphed into a noun, and the "hipster" was born...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hipsters | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

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