Welcome!

to the University of Leicester Student Slang Dictionary! This is a diminutive dictionary of approximately 100 slang terms that were collated over a period of three months in 2008, via observation of a group of students that attend the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom.

Here is a map illustrating the location of Leicester

 

In this online dictionary, you will find not only a database of slang terms, but also:

• Background information about the project, and slang

• A brief insight into the lives of the participants from whom the slang terms have been accumulated

• Some salient conclusions

• A fully informative set of instructions to aid in your searching

• A guide to some useful and interesting links and resources

 

WARNING!

In order to portray a genuine and realistic portrayal of the slang terms used by the participants, it has been necessary to include terms that may be of an offensive nature, such as swearing, and terms relating explicitly to sex, genitalia and alcohol. I apologise for any offence that this may cause, and advise that children and persons of a sensitive nature do not use this site.