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Every generation thinks its slang is the coolest. Can you date a word just by how it sounds? @mimimarmalade scored 700 in Slang Through the Decades on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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1Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyThe WWII graffiti "Kilroy was here" showed a long-nosed man peeking over what?Right1.9s+100
2Language › Alphabets & ScriptsExpertIn US military radio slang, "Oscar Mike" means what?Wrong3.4s0
3Language › Word OriginsEasy"Muggle," now used for anyone lacking a particular skill, comes from which book series?Right0.0s+100
4Language › TypographyHardIn pager slang, "143" meant "I love you" because of what?Right1.2s+100
5Language › GrammarHardThe scandal suffix "-gate" comes from a 1972 break-in at a complex in which city?Right1.0s+100
6Language › LinguisticsVery hardIn Tudor thieves' cant, what was "darkmans"?Right2.0s+100
7Language › Word OriginsMedium"Throwing shade" got a big boost from which 1990 documentary about New York drag balls?Right1.0s+100
8Language › Languages of the WorldMediumEnding sentences with the particle "lah" is a hallmark of slang from which country?Right1.6s+100
9Language › Word OriginsMediumFans "shipping" two characters as a couple traces back to fans of which 1990s TV show?Wrong1.1s0
10Language › LinguisticsHardCockney rhyming slang is generally thought to have arisen in London's East End in which century?Wrong1.4s0