Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon
Encyclopedia
Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon is an academic publication relating to the fictional Buffyverse
established by TV series, Buffy and Angel
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based on the show, magazine articles about the show, and language culled from the official posting board) and an appendix of slang-making suffixes.
Buffyverse
The Buffyverse, also known as the Whedonverse or Slayerverse , is the shared fictional universe in which the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel are set. This term, originally coined by fans of the TV series, has since been used in the titles of published works, and adopted by Joss...
established by TV series, Buffy and Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
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Book description
A distinguishing feature of the series Buffy was the way in which the show's writers play with language: making new words, changing existing ones, and turning common usage around. Michael Adams argues this creates a resonant lexicon reflecting power in both youth culture and television on the changes in American slang.Contents
Michael Adams starts the book with a synopsis of the program's history and a defense of ephemeral language. The main body of the work is the detailed glossary of slayer slang, annotated with dialogue. The book concludes with a bibliography and a lengthy index, a guide to sources (novelsBuffyverse novels
Buffyverse novels include Buffy novels, Angel novels, Buffy/Angel novels and Tales of the Slayer.-History:-BS1:These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 1 .-BS2:...
based on the show, magazine articles about the show, and language culled from the official posting board) and an appendix of slang-making suffixes.
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"Introduction" (by Jane Espenson Jane Espenson Jane Espenson is an American script writer and television producer who has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and shared a Hugo Award for her writing on the episode "Conversations with Dead People"... ) |
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"Slayer Slang" |
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"Making Slayer Slang" |
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"Studying the Micro-Histories of Words" |
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"Ephemeral Language" |
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"Slayer Slang: Glossary" |
Glossary examples
A few examples from the Slayer Slang glossary:- bitca n
- break and enterish adj suitable for crime
- carbon-dated adj very out of date
- cuddle-monkey n male lover