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Dictionary.com slang entry (Jan 27, 2020; fetched in full): 'A variant of period, periodt is an interjection used to signal the end of a discussion or to emphasize a point.' Origin: 'Periodt, pronounced and spelled with a final T, is generally credited to Black English. It has been specifically attributed to Southern Black gay slang'; the final T follows a Black English pattern of final obstruent devoicing or glottalization. 'Periodt, deliberately spelled as such, definitely spreads in the 2010s. Really helping to spread periodt was the rap duo City Girls from Miami, Florida... Their 2018 song, "Period (We Live)," features the interjection period — popularly discussed as periodt.' 'Periodt spread into mainstream slang on social media in 2019, especially on and thanks to Black Twitter.' The underlying period-as-finality interjection is 'recorded since the early 1900s.' Usage: 'especially used or associated with colloquial Black speech and writing. It's also found in drag culture.'

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• Also known as: period
• Work type: phrase

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Dictionary.com slang entry (Jan 27, 2020; fetched in full): 'A variant of period, periodt is an interjection used to signal the end of a discussion or to emphasize a point.' Origin: 'Periodt, pronounced and spelled with a final T, is generally credited to Black English. It has been specifically attributed to Southern Black gay slang'; the final T follows a Black English pattern of final obstruent devoicing or glottalization. 'Periodt, deliberately spelled as such, definitely spreads in the 2010s. Really helping to spread periodt was the rap duo City Girls from Miami, Florida... Their 2018 song, "Period (We Live)," features the interjection period — popularly discussed as periodt.' 'Periodt spread into mainstream slang on social media in 2019, especially on and thanks to Black Twitter.' The underlying period-as-finality interjection is 'recorded since the early 1900s.' Usage: 'especially used or associated with colloquial Black speech and writing. It's also found in drag culture.'

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