There is also some actual coinage of slang terms.
So what will the next crop of slang terms be like?
This is one reason why it is difficult to determine the origin of slang terms.
Porridge was much loved by real prisoners, and popularised slang terms "naff", "nerk" and "scrote".
"Cool," "psyched," "legit," and other slang terms that are a lot older than you think.
A graph of slang terms for genitalia, from the Middle Ages to the present.
"Granny slang" terms are used by young people to mean something entirely different.
Schorem ("scum") is one of a number of slang terms that strike the non-native ear as un-Dutch.
Even prime ministers famously struggle to grapple with the use, or even meaning, of slang terms such as 'LOL'".
…It can take years for slang terms to be included in traditional dictionaries, whose editors want to be certain that the words have staying power.
Ferguson is associated with coining a string of soccer slang terms, including "hairdryer treatment" to describe the way he dealt with wayward players and sports journalists.
