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Words used mainly by young people

awesome

adjective

extremely good. This word is used mainly by young people.

bad

adjective

good. This word is used mainly by young people.

fit

adjective

sexually attractive: used mainly by young people

gross

adjective

extremely unpleasant. This word is used mainly by young people.

innit

used as a general question tag after any statement, especially by young people

wicked

adjective

very good. This word is used mainly by young people.

nice one

used for showing your admiration or approval of something. This expression is used especially by young people

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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