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Youth Slang Shows Language Is Alive, Not Declining
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (170+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. "Crashout," "peak," and "ragebait" are among the top 3 in the vote for Youth Word of…...