Popular culture is defined as anything that is strongly represented and accepted among society.

In the 1920’s slang began to gain popularity. The slang used in the 1920’s greatly differs from the slang used today. The following are some examples of slang used in the 1920’s.

Flat tire- dull or boring person Dumb Dora- stupid girl White cow- vanilla milk shake Darb – excellent person or thing Jake- okay

Since the beginning of the new millennium pop culture has had a great impact on language.

The music industry, especially rap, has had the greatest impact on language. In 2005 the word Bling Bling (jewelry) was added to Webster's dictionary.

Swagger- describes how a person acts or dresses

My bad- a form of apologizing Holla back- goodbye Bounce – leave Trippin- overracting

Please get into groups of three to four. A handout with popular slang words will be given to you. In your group please come up with a definition. Please also discuss where you think the word originated from.