Word: slanging
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...problem: the chanteuse had hardly ever spoken, much less sung, a word of English. Even as she rapidly learned the language, she was sometimes baffled by nuances. Producer Foster recalls a recording session in which he cheered Dion's best moments by shouting, "That's bitchin'!" Unfamiliar with the slang, Dion grew upset: she thought Foster was cursing her performance...
...society that sees opera as yet another example (along with pornography) of "addictive" and "aberrant" behavior. He appropriately notes that the word "queer" had been used to describe the behavior of opera fans whose passion and single-mindedness knew no bounds some time before coming into its slang currency to denote homosexuality...
However, the dispute did not end there. According to Tabin, Philip W. Ingham, a senior scientist at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the head of the third research team, did not like the name because in England Sonic is slang for "groovy" and "naming something Sonic made him sick." But he, too, eventually agreed to the name...
...Your Score will be better attuned to "the more current slang, lingo or cultural references appropriate for today's high school junior and senior," said editor Margot H. Herrera...
...drunken night is old enough to be her father. Is, indeed, a friend of her father's. Is, in fact, George Burgess (Pat Laffan), who lives across the street and coaches the football team of one of her younger brothers. Is, incurably, an "ejit" (idiot in Dublin slang), the kind of old fool who mutters "A1" after having his way with Sharon and then boasts around the pub about what a good "ride...