“I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets.”

“The slang for the rectum is "prison wallet".”

“Slang is the suitcase of the damned, my dear. CHECK IT.”

“I found cause to wonder upon what ground the English accuse Americans of corrupting the language by introducing slang words. I think I heard more and more different kinds of slang during my few weeks' stay in London than in my whole "tenderloin" life in New York. But I suppose the English feel that the language is theirs, and that they may do with it as they please without at the same time allowing that privilege to others.”

“Would you like tickets for tonight’s tour? (Andrei)Like another hole in my head. (Esperetta)That’s American slang for ‘no thank you. (Francesca)Strange. When I was in New York it was slang for ‘no fucking way.' (Andrei)”

“Hairstyles change, and skirt lengths, and slang, but high school administrations? Never.”