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 wantHadda = 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 youDijadoit? = 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
orya? = Who are you?Ho
How
or Howrya? = How are you?Howya? = How are you?
Howyadoin? = How are you doing?
Why
Whydja? = Why did you?
Whydjadoit? = Why did you do it?
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