: Re: Methods for creating slang I am interested in creating slang or a vernacular for a particular group in my story. I want it to be distinctive and a definite marker for in-group/out-group, but

Although I can remember as a teenager spending ages learning to say words backwards to fit in with a particular group, for example 'good' becomes 'doog', I am not sure I would use that method in writing. It really annoyed outsiders at the time and I think it would annoy readers.

I would focus on just coming up with one or two words that mean 'good' and 'bad'. For example, when at university, we would often say about something we really liked: 'That's salad.' When I was younger it was: 'That's tops.' The number of variations for just these two categories is huge.

The other category of word you might like to think about is words to describe a member of the opposite sex who is thought to be attractive.

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