[hamworld05]

Why do people use "shawg"? It isn't even a word and I don't think I know what it is. My best guess is it's an expression of sympathy.

[heather83]

My best guess would be whoever said it was a complete tard and had no idea what they meant themselves. But... then again, maybe I'm just ignorant.

[shygrneyzs]

How is it used in the sentence? Sometimes you can figure out the meaning by the context in the other words.

[Lowtax4eva]

Urban Dictionary: Shawg

You can Google these things

[hamworld05]

How is it used in the sentence? Sometimes you can figure out the meaning by the context in the other words.

I'm not worried about the meaning of the word.

Urban Dictionary: Shawg

you can google these things

But is it really a word?

I couldn't find it on www.dictionary.reference.com but then again, could you really trust it? It doesn't even have "hypoventilation".

[Lowtax4eva]

But is it really a word?

I couldn't find it on www.dictionary.reference.com but then again, could you really trust it? It doesn't even have "hypoventilation".

Isn't it hyperventilation?

And it's slang, by definition the meaning of slang is determined by those saying it, what I gave a link to is the most accepted definition.

[hamworld05]

isnt it hyperventilation?

And it's slang, by definition the meaning of slang is determined by those saying it, what i gave a link to is the most accepted definition.

There's hyperventilation and hypoventilation. Doesn't that only prove that the dictionary I'm talking about is concerned with "regular slang"?

[Nosnosna]

Dictionary.reference.com is a good reference for normal words. Hypoventilation is in fact in there (hypoventilation - Definitions from Dictionary.com). Slang is, by definition, abnormal words: Either words that don't exist at all in the formal language (shizzle, for example), or words that are used in a way that's different from their formal definition (e.g. sup). Slang won't, in general, show up in a formal reference.

People use it because it means what they want to say, same as any 'real' word. The only difference between slang and words in the formal language is that the slang hasn't been accepted (yet) by the people who decide what is part of the language.

[Lowtax4eva]

Never knew there was a hypo and hyper ventilation, interesting,

But getting back to "is it really a word" I mean we could have a whole thread about something like this, anyone can make up a word and start using it. These would be neologisms, the simpsons is famous for this, they have made up dozens of words and some have been added to the dictionary (d'oh was in the last merriam webster dictionary)

Culturally significant neologisms from The Simpsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[hamworld05]

never knew there was a hypo and hyper ventilation, interesting,

But getting back to "is it really a word" I mean we could have a whole thread about something like this, anyone can make up a word and start using it. These would be neologisms, the simpsons is famous for this, they have made up dozens of words and some have been added to the dictionary (d'oh was in the last merriam webster dictionary)

Culturally significant neologisms from The Simpsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You're right, we could. I don't want to. I'm satisfied with the info I have now, thanks I appreciate it.

[JoeCanada76]

Urban Dictionary: Shawg

[hamworld05]

Urban Dictionary: Shawg

I already had the link. Thanks, though. No harm in repeating...

[JoeCanada76]

That is why I did it. I figure repeating once in a while would actually help a thread that went kind of hay wire.

Joe

[hamworld05]

Interesting... I completely missed something! I meant to say that "hypoventilating" does not exist in the dictionary!

[FailToTheWhale]

It actually is a word :O It means Oh My God ;P