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In this episode: we're going to help you expand your Urban slang vocabulary and practise more mispronounced words

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More mispronounced words inglespodcast.com/94 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/commonly-mispronounced-words-airc94/ )

dubbed - doblado nurse - enfermera surgeon - cirujano judge - juez, juzgar patient - paciente lively - animado/a, alegre sociable - sociable beard - barba moustache - bigote chemist - farmacia, farmacéutico/a / chemistry - química butcher - carnicero/a weird - raro/a, extraño/a (That's weird! - ¡Qué raro!) 'He's a wierdo' mechanic - mecánico cough - tos, toser headache - dolor de cabeza drought - sequía (flood - inundación ) hitch hiking - autostop, a dedo

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Urban slang

chillax - calm down and relax (chill + relax) Selfie - a picture one takes of herself or himself, usually with a camera phone, and often with the purpose of uploading it to social media sites to freak out - to be in a heightened emotional state, such as that of fear, anger, or excitement A crapella — singing (badly) while listening to music through headphones Amazeballs — something that is amazing or unbelievable Askhole — an individual who asks ridiculous, obnoxious or irrelevant questions (this is often chronic behavior) Awesome sauce — something that is more awesome than awesome (awesome topped with awesome sauce) Beer me — please, get me a beer (can also be used figuratively to ask for anything to be passed or retrieved for the speaker) Cougar — an older woman who prefers the romantic company of much-younger men (sugar daddy) Ego surfing — using a search engine to look for references about yourself F-bomb — using the word f*** in an inappropriate setting Fanboy/fangirl — refers to a devotee of a particular product/company/person (i.e., Apple fanboi, Foodie — someone who enjoys food for pleasure; gastronome Frankenfood — genetically modified or otherwise processed food that isn't found in nature Fro-yo — frozen yogurt Man cave — a room or other space set aside for a man where he can decorate and behave (with or without his friends) as he sees fit Ninja sex — silent sexual intercourse in order to avoid awaking a sleeping roommate Snail mail — the use of the regular postal service rather than email Sniff test — an olfactory exam of a previously worn (dirty) item of clothing to determine whether it's acceptable to wear again Sweet — an intensive that expresses satisfaction or indicates awesomeness (usually with a prolonged vowel sound) YOLO — (you only live once) an initialism used to express a carpe diem (seize the day) sentiment in relation to a silly, stupid or irresponsible act (e.g., I'm wearing two different colored socks because YOLO)

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