#writer slang

[the-fox-inc]

What writers mean when they use these words on their work:

WIP -> Working In Problems (they may be mine, or they may be me crating problems for my characters... Maybe both at the same time)

Hiatus -> My life is a mess and I don't wanna do anything rn

Abandoned -> I tried so hard to fix this shit, but it has over 400k and now it's basically a burning trash pile and I don't know what to do anymore

No beta, we die (and it's variations) -> I can't even remember if N is before or after M on the alphabet and I already have reread this entire chapter with 7k words three times before publishing it and it still has mistakes... FUCK *proceeds to slam head on keyboard repeatedly to try and absorb words*

[sort-of-dying]

so for writers instead of "I want to eat your art" it's "I wish I came up with that", right? So here's a simplified version of it:

"I wanna steal your brain"

that's all :p

[thatwasntverycashmoneyofme]

Deku who likes to use your slang but uses it completely wrong yk like yt ppl he’ll say something like “Babe im raw dogging this food that you made.” You side eye him before you even open your mouth. “Ku that don’t mean what you think it means.” He looks at you with the biggest puppy eyes ever, tilting his head. “Wdym I thought that was good. I heard you and Mina say that the other day on the phone?” You wanna face palm so bad. “No baby.” You look off to the side trying to hold in your explicitly hard eye roll. “That was bout something else Zu. Do you be listening in on all my calls?” He blushes. “Only when I hear funny words because I like how you say them…your accent is cute.” You look at him. ‘Not a thought behind those eyes. I’m gonna ruin this mans whole career.’ You walk over to him placing a hand on his shoulder gently rubbing it. “Wanna know what rawdogging means tho Ku?” You bend over slightly and whispered in his ear watching his face turn a crimson red as he almost falls off the chair. “O-oh t-that’s not w-what I meant!” You laugh patting his shoulder playfully. “That’s what you get. Stay outta black folks business.” You wait for him to calm down until you thought to tease him again. “Hey Izu~ you can raw dog me.” It’s was like you can see his face visibly explode. “Y-y/n!!” You laugh at his reaction he whines at your mockery. “Just kidding… maybe~”

𝗌𝗉𝖺𝗆 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾𝗌, 𝗋𝖾𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌. 𝖣𝖮𝖭𝖳 𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗅, 𝖼𝗈𝗉𝗒 𝗈𝗋 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖾𝗅𝗌𝖾. ©𝖼𝗂𝗍𝗒𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅

[factsilike]

One of the things I very much hate about modern AUs in MDZS is how the fic writers Americanise everything about the characters until the only thing Asian about them is their name.

[dallasgallant]

Tough Slang |

I’ve been watching a lot of delinquent movies (I have recs) lately and I’ve started to collect the slang common in them. This is a “dictionary” that’s useful for writing but I’d still recommend looking up period or group specific slang yourself too, consider this a starting guide.

Primarily 50s-60s , mixed with general slang and relevant words.

Baby: Term of endearment [also used in Gay context]

Backseat bingo: Making out

Beat it: Go away

Belted: Beaten; Hurt

Bent car: Stolen car

Bit: Job; Robbery plan

Blade: Knives [typically switchblade]

Blast: Good time

Bop: Kill

Boss: Liked man of authority

Box job: Safe cracking

Break it up: Stop fighting

Broad: Woman

Bug: Bother

Bugging: Freaking out; Tripping

Bulls: Cops

Bum: To get by asking or begging; Vagrant

Bunk: Sleep with ; Share a prison cell

Candy ass: Coward

Can opener: Tools capable of breaking open safe

Can: Prison

Cheese it: Stop what you’re doing; Look out

Cherry: Good looking/condition [typically a car, sometimes a person]

Chicken: Coward

Cool it: Calm down

Cooler: Prison

Con: Convict; Swindle

Copped: Had the cops called on; Ratted out

Cranked: High; Drunk

Crash: Stay/sleep at someone’s place

Crazy: Deranged ; Enthusiastic about something

Cut the gas: Get to the point; shut up

Deck: Box of ciggerettes; To punch

Dibs: Laying claim on something

Dig: to understand; to like something

Dive: Low down place

Flat: Broke

Flip: Panic

Freak out: Wild/irrational reaction or behavior

Fry: Executed by electric chair

Fuzz: Police

Gas: Fun or cool

Get bent: Get lost; Go fuck yourself

Get lost: Go away

Greaser: Young man with greased hair, usually of lower class , gang affiliation or juvenile delinquent

Hang: Gather together with no expressed purpose

Hang loose: Relax; Take it easy

Happenin’: Exciting/Lively/Busy ; With the times

Heat: Police

Heater: Gun

Headshrinker: Shrink; therapist

Hip: With it; Understand; Cool

Hoodlum/hood: Trouble maker; Criminal

Jam: in trouble; Cram something

JD: Juvenile delinquent

Jive: Agree with someone

Jug: Prison

Jumped: Attacked without warning; Beaten

Keen: Eager; Enthusiastic

Lay off: Leave alone

Lifer: Someone serving a life sentence

Loaded: Drunk; Armed [Depending on context]

Lone it: Do something on ones own

Loiter: Stand or wait around without purpose; hang out

Man: Colloquialism for emphasis or familiarity 

Neato: Neat; Excellent; Exciting

Nance: Efféminent guy/Gay

Pack: Carry some sort of weapon

Pad: Where someone lives

Pansy: Efféminent guy/Gay

Paper shaker: Cheerleader

Pops: Affectionate term for an older man

Punk: Hoodlum

Rat: to tell on

Reefer: Weed; Marijuana

Rod: Gun

Rumble: Organized fight

Scram: Go away

Scum: Despicable person

Shiner: A black eye

Sock: Punch

Skin: Fight with no weapons

Slug: Bullet ; Hit

Stay cool: Remain calm ; control yourself

“Give some skin”: High five or handshake

Spill: Tell information

Split: Leave ; Get out fast

Square: Uninteresting person; Someone never in trouble with law

Stuck: Stabbed [in context]

Sucker : Gullible person; Someone who was conned

Swingin’ : Exciting ; Hip ; throwing punches [in context]

Tanked: Drunk

“The man”: Figure of authority keeping systems in place [Oppressive] ; One who maintains status quo

Turf: Territory

War council: Meeting between organized gangs to work out issues or plan a fight

Waste: Kill

Weed: Cigarette

Whipped: Beaten

[hayatheauthor]

one thing i will never not find funny is writers using the most delectable mind-numbing prose and word choices in their writing just to rely on basic vocabulary in their day-to-day life.

[spider-man-2o99]

miguel o'hara voted most Just Some Guy Having The Worst Day Of His Life Every Single Day (But Literally He Just Lives Like This So It Cancels Out Anyways) of all time ever

[moody-alcoholic]

Some ‘common’ 'British' slang phrases

Maybe I'll do a part 2 or common words one at some point... Feel free to comment ones you know, I know I missed loads. I did this instead of working on my fic.

Source - I’m British. Disclaimer - I’m northern..

Sling ya/your hook - get out of here. Bugger off - go away. Bugger all - nothing. Lost/loosing the plot - gone/going crazy. Off your trolley - doing something crazy. EX: You must be off your trolley if you think that’s going to work. Off your head - crazy. Have a gander - take a look/having a look. Faffing around - messing around/wasting time. Ass-over-tit - when someone falls over. ‘Effing and blinding - someone is swearing a lot. Not my/their cup of tea - something you/others don’t like. One off - one time thing. (going to) see a man about a dog - when you don’t want to tell someone where you’re going. Taking the piss - you’re shocked at a situation. EX: this train being late is taking the piss. Taking the biscuit - the SFW version of taking the piss. Speaking the queens English - to speak standard English. Sometimes this can mean someone is posh. Budge up/over - move over/ make space. Mugging me off/ mug me off - Someone is making fun/annoying you. Can’t be arsed - can’t be bothered. Don’t get your knickers in a twist - don’t get worked up. (You’re) having a laugh - you can’t be serious? Kicked the bucket - dead. Bang/well out of order - not fair. (I) don’t give a rats arse - don’t care. (that’s) thrown a spanner in the works - something has been disrupted or screw up. EX: Her moving the time of the party has really thrown a spanner in the works. In for a penny, in for a pound - you’ve started something you might as well finish it. Nip in/out - Quickly go somewhere. EX: I’m just going to nip to the shop. Bob’s your uncle - There you go. On your bike - fuck off/go away. Blues and two’s - emergency vehicle’s/lights. It’s been donkeys (years) - It’s been a long time. (I think this is a very northern way of saying it, you would normally say; It’s been donkeys years since I have seen her.)

Bonus It’s pissing/chucking it down - it’s raining fucking hard.

I have beef with this one… Ruined my experience when I played through Alone in MW2. Even with his accent Simon would have known what Johnny meant when he said ‘it’s pissing it down’ it’s such a common phrase especially in the north.

I literally hear and use it myself almost daily and I don’t even live in the UK. Simon would have known, he’s from Manchester for Christs sake. Anyway that dialog pisses me off.

[stripe-conlon]

While researching slang for a pjo fic* I realized how lucky Nico got with his generally accepted birth year even if he hadn’t been casino’d through most of the 1900’s. Too young to be drafted in WWII, too old to be drafted into Vietnam and Korea didn’t have a draft.

[thepedanticbohemian]

Quick list of British slang with meanings included.

[cowboylikeyouu]

(tiktok by @ radnasty)

the video and the comments where mostly attacking british people for using british vocabulary, which is already pretty stupid bc like?? just read smth else or ignore it?? why are we downright insulting people and telling them they shouldn’t write fics set in america if they don’t have an american beta reader?? maybe tell the author gently in the comments if it bothers you so much, before hating under a random tiktok. just saying.

anyhow, i think many seem to forget/aren’t aware of the fact that international authors probably make up a big majority of the people this happens to? like, i‘m from germany, and they teach us british english in school, but as soon as you start consuming english media on your own, it’s obviously dominated by american stuff.

"british vs american english" takes up like 0.1% of what we do in english class, like we had maybe one or two lessons in our lives where we talked about the differences for a bit. otherwise it’s really just "here, british vocabulary, pls study it for the test tomorrow, but OH, we‘re also reading an american novel for class now, have fun", and it makes writing in english hard sometimes😭 especially when it comes to dialogue and slang bc like obviously we didn’t learn about american 40s slang so SORRY we can’t write a young bucky barnes very well 🙄

and then comments were all just like "well do your research🙄" and yeah ofc we could, but i kinda don’t want to?? this is fanfiction and while i love flawless stories, it’s thankfully not a requirement, so let us have some fun without doing a whole english lesson beforehand ^^ pretty sure most people wouldn’t mind you telling them that they used the wrong word here and there, i‘d probably be grateful, but after reading those really rude comments i kinda wanna make my american characters talk in full UK slang, just to trigger some americans :/

[destiny-in-the-universe]

The Crossover No One Asked For

Alright so,

This became a little pet project to indulge on both of my active fixations. It has turned into a secret ploy to keep RC9GN from completely leaving as a hyperfixation because the series and its fandom changed everything for me- I'd hate to leave it behind, but here we go...

This is mostly for me to toss out ideas; if I keep going back and forth between subjects, I am deeply sorry pfft. Also keep in mind this may be a fanfic so I won’t be sharing everything!

Wordgirl x RC9GN Crossover

Timeline

~ This is set post-canon when it comes to RC9GN! McFist and Viceroy are still active as villains, but have gradually calmed down since the Sorcerer's defeat. Randy is 15 at the moment

~ He's also a sophomore or borderline close to entering junior year because of when I decided his birthday was

~ This also takes place post-canon for Wordgirl unless I decide to change my mind about it! Currently, the idea is that she's 12 or so when the crossover starts! She's at the cusp of reaching high school

Now onto the main order of things!

~ As a result of it being summer, the Botsford's (including Huggy) take a trip to Norrisville, OK. Granted, the history of the Ninja isn't shared across other cities - due to ahems certain reasons which will be disclosed later

~ the Ninja is going through a period of inactivity, but of course this won't last forever. Unfortunately, it does mean Randy's a bit paranoid about an attack happening unexpectedly

~ The Botsford's are staying at one of the hotels owned by McFist on the pretense of I said so and well, a lot is sponsored by McFist anyway so-

~ Things happen when Becky sees the Ninja swinging by in front of her window. Not having the slightest clue what's going on, she takes off - under the pretense that she's going sightseeing - and follows the Ninja

~ After a brief moment of mistaken identity and misunderstandings, Wordgirl and the Ninja reluctantly become as close to allies as it can get but as per usual - it seems something's happening behind closed doors

~ McFist appears to be in cohorts with... [REDACTED]. I can't very well share everything in one go, now can I?

~ The Ninja and his newfound ally decide to take on McFist, but unfortunately... things happen to go south after that. With the CEO's claims he has managed a way to rid of the Ninja permanently, among other things - who knows what might happen from this?

Headcanons and Ramblings

Becky/Wordgirl is not fond of the slang used in Norrisville. She gradually learns to put up with it since Randy uses it every other sentence

They do not have the perfect alliance at first! The Ninja sees Wordgirl as condescending while Wordgirl thinks the Ninja can come off as arrogant. Needless to say, it’s going to be interesting!

At some point, they meet as Becky and Randy and somehow manage to get along better. Neither seem to have discovered their hero counterparts

This doesn’t happen in this specific part of the crossover, but Debbie and Scoops would not get along. It’s even worse when it’s Scoops and Heidi. I think they could reach a point of being friends but it’ll take time

McFist and Mr. Big would NOT get along. They would hate each other but undisclosed things happen in this universe that fuel it even more and I will not say anything more

Becky and Theresa would be the best of fucking friends

I don’t remember who first headcanoned this but Becky would understand the Nomicon lessons a lot better than Randy. The Narrator and the Nomicon’s essence joke about how much it takes Randy to get the message

Well. This is all you’re getting for the time being! I’m hoping to transform my idea into a fanfiction so be on the lookout for that- though for now, I wish you a fantastic evening! Or any other timezone you might be a part of~

[coline7373]

Pet Peeve:

Fanworks are transformative. Everybody is free to do whatever the hell they want with canon in their fanfic/fanart/ect.

Personally, I like to respect it and see it respected. Mostly XD

The reverse can be fun! As long as it makes sense within the author's story...

So, one of my most massive pet peeve is the over-abundance of Tatooine's things outside of Tatooine in fanwork.

The "specificity" of Tatooine in the story of Star Wars is that it's the ass-end of the galaxy.

You know, when you go to a party and there is this guy who comes from the very, very deep countryside and you ask him where he lives and when he tells you the name of his village, you do "???"

Then he tells you the name of the nearest town, and even then you do "???"

Because it is so remote that no one knows it except for the three persons who live there.

If Jabba lives there, it is not because it's a hot spot. It is because it's so remote, no one will come looking for him there. Or bother.

It's so isolated, the animals, plants and expressions of language native to Tatooine have never gone any further than Tatooine, guaranteed. It's barely somewhat near the McMurdo Space Highway, which is the one running through the Outer Rim.

There is no one in the galaxy outside of Tatooine who eat bantha. The only ones who have, did so because they set foot on Tatooine and caught one. (I hope for them they were faster than the Sand People).

If Dex serves bantha steak in his burgers, it's because Disney serves us Tatooine in all its sauces, because they are not afraid of being illogical in the name of nostalgia-induced profit.

If Anakin says "poodoo" to say shit, a huttese word, it's because he grew up on Tatooine and, during that time, Tatooine was under the authority of the hutts.

So, once again, no one in the gffa is going to use huttese words unless 1. They are part of hutt society/cartel, or 2. They lived (part of) their lives in a region under the authority of said hutts.

When in a fanfic a jedi exclaims "Poodoo!" because the author wants to find a Star Wars-y way to say shit and they only have Anakin's example in mind, it has about the same effect on me as seeing a young WASP woman in a Channel suit exclaiming "Verga!" because she got her Louboutin in dog shit.

My friends, the authentic reaction of two Star Wars characters talking, and one telling the other that he's from Tatooine, is "Where?"

"Oh, you know- Tatooine."

"No, I don't know it."

"It's near Kwen!"

"It's near wha- no. Forget it. What's over there?"

"Sand. Banthas. Slaves too, I suppose. Oh, and one of the hutts Cartel's boss live there!"

"... what?"

[thatwasntverycashmoneyofme]

{ 𝗐𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 — 𝖻𝗅𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝖼𝗈𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋, 𝗌𝗆𝗎𝗍, 𝖻𝗂𝗀 𝖽𝗂𝖼𝗄!𝗃𝖾𝖺𝗇 𝗁𝖼, 𝖿𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗁!𝗃𝖾𝖺𝗇, 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗋𝗒, 𝖽𝗂𝗋𝗍𝗒 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗄, 𝗂 𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗈𝗋 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝖾. }

jean who can’t help but speak french when he’s balls deep in your tight brown pussy that clenches down on his big cock, as if you were trying to break it off inside you to never forget his shape. jean who doesn’t understand why you’re squeezing him so tightly, as if he doesn’t have his whole horse cock deep in your guts, feeling as if it’s about to touch your heart. his deep groan in your ear as he speaks his native language makes your eyes roll back. “putain, tu es si serré bébé, c'est comme si tu essayais de me casser la bite.” you’re gasping to take in air when he pulls himself a few inches out. “fuuckin sshiiit jeaaan soo big daddy!” he thrusts himself back in watching your mouth part and tears welling up in your eyes. “chérie, tu continues à me parler salement comme ça et je pourrais te baiser jusqu'à ce que tu t'évanouis” he growls biting the fat at your jaw. “fuuuuckk daddy!” tears falling down your cheeks. now you know why eren calls him horse face.

𝗌𝗉𝖺𝗆 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾𝗌, 𝗋𝖾𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌. 𝖣𝖮𝖭𝖳 𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗅, 𝖼𝗈𝗉𝗒 𝗈𝗋 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖾𝗅𝗌𝖾. ©𝖼𝗂𝗍𝗒𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅

[maybeitsalivescribbles]

Oh oh!!!!! Can you do prompts about "Language"!!!

Been wanting to write a language related fic for months but can't think of any cool ideas :(

Best regards,

@heroes-villains-side-blog

Ah, apologies for the delay, I’m not always online.

Anyway, let’s see what I can do:

Language

There’s yet another prophecy about doomsday, but it’s encrypted/in an ancient language. Time for Hero to ask for Renowned Linguist’s help once again, aka Villain under their secret identity.

Superhero claims that Citizen’s body language shows that they were lying during their interrogation. They’re not. They just really, really don’t want to be here.

Hero and Villain are the only two who can speak a dying dialect. Reluctantly, this brings them together.

Same idea, but they’re absolute nerds and speak Vulcan or Elvish fluently.

Hero&Sidekick (or Villain&Henchman) share a second language the other team don’t speak. It’s great to yell messages at your ally that your foes can’t understand.

Hero and Villain don’t speak the same language. They need Henchman/Sidekick to be a translator to understand each other. The translation might or might not be accurate.

Villain has captured someone who knows things, but speaks in a language they can’t understand. They use an online translator. Confusion ensues.

Villain has captured someone who knows things, but speaks in a language they can’t understand. They kidnap Sidekick to force them to be a translator. Sidekick tries to communicate with Citizen and find an escape plan together without getting caught.

Villain’s Evil lair has a great gadget able to detect any kind of human voice to detect any intrusion. Shame that Hero speaks ASL, then.

Once captured, Villain has a lot of four-letter words to say about the way the heroes treat them. Hero whumps them into watching their language.

I hope these can be useful to you! (I'll keep your other ask for later.)

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[gutsygremlin]

The fact that I have to write the fanfiction that I wanna see on ao3 9/10 is so evil to me