Dictionaries do not always contain all the words and expressions people use. They sometimes prescribe more tan describe the way we use language. This is why it´s hard to find some expressions, especially those coloquial and informal ones, in the most commonly-used dictionaries.

Fortunately, there are some other dictionaries, such as The Urban Dictionary, which have those definitions. I will try to illustrate my point in the next paragraph.

This morning I watched the music video of the song Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and I found a few expressions which were new to me. Looking this words up on the internet, I came across The Urban Dictionary website and another website which seems really useful and interesting as well: Rap Genius. Thanks to these two sources I learnt that:

1) pop tags: remove the price tag of some items so that they are repriced.

2) a come up: an advantage you gain monetarily speaking.

3) damn frosty: really cool.

4) a cold ass honky: a cool looking white person .

5) flossing: to show off

6) noggin: a) oral sex b) spending time doing nothing constructive but watching TV, playing video games, etc.

There are undoubtedly many other frequently used American slang expressions which I haven’t included here but I will in future posts.

I recommend the song and its video. Enjoy!