Bite Your Tongue

Over 9 400 slang words and phrases from English varieties around the world!

Bite Your Tongue is a comprehensive collection of slang from around the world, with helpful regional differences and usage notes. From the latest lingo on social media and gaming platforms like Twitch, to indecipherable text messages and cell-phone speak, to old expressions from centuries past, this dictionary is a fascinating resource on how different people, from wildly different walks of life, communicate with each other in their daily lives.

It is a tribute to the weird and wonderful nature of language, which continues to evolve every day, and does so now at a faster pace than ever before. So don’t get left in the digital dust: dive right in with Bite Your Tongue and gain access to a side of English you won’t learn in a classroom!

In an effort to capture real language the way it is used, please note that this dictionary contains vocabulary that is not suitable for young learners.