California slang is slang used in California English, or which originates in California. The slang heard in California originates from four different regions: Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Central California, and Southern California. Though some slang is used in all four regions, the usage of certain slang can help identify where a person is from in California. Since the center of the film and television industry is in Hollywood, California slang often becomes mainstream American slang due to its usage in movies and television.
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“Resorts advertised for waitresses, specifying that they “must appear in short clothes or no engagement.” Below a Gospel Guide column headed, “Where our Local Divines Will Hang Out Tomorrow,” was an account of spirited gun play at the Bon Ton. In Jeff Winney’s California Concert Hall, patrons “bucked the tiger” under the watchful eye of Kitty Crawhurst, popular “lady” gambler.”
—Administration in the State of Colo, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)