How have slang words become part of our daily jargon?

every thing is changing. our traditional is fading. now, i think it's hard to distinguish between slang or moral words. it's a matter of our adaption to fast going world.

Too much media and texting !! I've got younger friends (me = in high school currently) who keep saying "YOLO hashtag swag" to intentionally irk teachers...maybe it's to be IRRITATING!! And LOL @hastag. I know you guys asked this question earlier, YAT. I got an email about it, and I thought you guys noticed the error with hastag and deleted it to avoid embarrassment....but then you do it again ?!?!

a Lot,Almost All 90s,yo,What's up?,Y'all,Ain't,Cool,Awesome,Sweet,&,Etc...

"Idioms" are culture-specific or language-specific words and phrases that have a special meaning. For example, "don't have a cow, man." If you're familiar with The Simpsons -- and many Americans are -- you'll know that this means "calm down." Similarly, "chill out" means "calm down" as well, but if you were French and learning English and you heard someone say "don't have a cow" or "chill out," you'd have no idea what they meant! Slang words and expressions are basically just idioms with potentially more controversial meanings. Most slang spreads due to various circumstances that make it popular. For example, "fo' shizzle" was popularized by rap culture. When people use slang, other people pick it up and use it as well. (People like to be hip.) Eventually, when an idiom has been used frequently enough, it can become part of the language itself. For example, the definition of "gay" has changed over the years due to the fact that people started using it as slang for "homosexual." Language is defined by the people who speak it, and it changes constantly.

When the word becomes commonly used, it is adopted into our American English jargon. There used to be self appointed watchdogs that discussed proper US grammar, which was threatening to drift away from proper "English" (British), back in the 50's and 60's. Even these worthies would admit that when something was nearly universal, there was no fighting it. My favorite slang I use is "pregnate" for pregnant. I also say "urinated off" and "mother humper" and :"I'll be a tie died son of a ...(pause)...dressmaker!". I don't like "I feel you" because it sounds homoerotic when said by a man, so I have the unwieldy alternative: "I think I understand what you mean in the spirit you intended it.". The spell checker objects to my slang! Perfect!

teenagers are the driving force in language change. a way to differentiate themselves from older people, English tend to adopt anything that it touches (eg. made up of French, Greek, Latin) words borrowed from other language also gets to stay in the language. eg, pizza, taco. so yea, mainly teens drives the language change its been like that all through out history

I think people feel the need to use these word to fit into the social circle. After all interacting is a very important part of our lives. It just blends in, now its just an important way to express ourselves to others. Even though it gets pretty annoying , I probably use LOL more than once a day .

Understanding texting slang, which seems ever changing, can be tough. Also, hearing people use texting slang in real life (I have a brother who thinks its funny to just say "el oh el". Ugh. As our culture becomes more technology oriented....the slang is more prevalent in texting and online than face to face, because face to face communication is becoming less important. Slang seems to make more formal things.....informal......and that is not always a good thing. In fact a hashtag can make me feel lost LOL

Lol! Something I might say to a close friend of mine, but not at work or to my boss.