GLOSSARY of COMMON AMERICAN SLANG

Personal Pronouns

Um = I am, as in UM GUNNA GO (I am going to go.)
Yer = You, are as in YER GUNNA GO (You are going to go.)
Ya = You, as in Didya? (Did you?)
Ja = You, as in Dija? (Did you?)
Chor = Your, as in WATCHOR BACK (Watch your back.)

Verbs

Gunna = going to

Wanna = want to

Wannabe = a want to be = someone who wants to become something, such as a wannabe movie star.

Doan = Do Not
Dunna wanna = Do not want

Hadda = Had to, Must

Dun did= have done (I dun did it. = I have done it.)

Shooda, Should of = Should have, Should've

Cooda, Could of = Could have, Could've

Wooda, Would of = Would have, Would've

Prepositions, Yes, No

Ta = To as in Give it ta me. (Give it to me.)

Yeah = Yes

Uh huh = Yes

Yep = Yes

Umm hmm = Yes

Uh uh, nope = No

Questions

Doya? = Do you?
Dija = Did you

Dijadoit? = Did you do it?

Didya? = Did you?
Doancha? = Don't you?

Donchawannago? = Don't you want to go?

What

Watchawan? = What do you want?
Waddya? = What do you?
Waddyawan? = What do you want?
Waddyawananado? = What do you want to do?
Watchawannado? = What do you want to do?

Where

Wearya = Where are you?
Wearyagoin? = Where are you going?

Who

Hoorya? = Who are you?

How

Howya? = How are you? or Howrya? = How are you?

Howyadoin? = How are you doing?

Why

Whydja? = Why did you?
Whydjadoit? = Why did you do it?

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