SlangLane Dictionary

— Remote MCP Server, 100% SFW ESL Teacher Kit & Open Dataset

SlangLane is a context-first dictionary of contemporary internet English, texting shorthand, US/UK/Irish regional expressions, and clearly labeled non-graphic adult vocabulary.

1. Classroom & ESL Teacher Kit (100% SFW Edition)

Built for B1–C2 ESL/EFL instructors, linguistics courses, curriculum designers, and language learners:

• Live Interactive ESL Kit: https://slanglane.com/esl

• 45-Minute Lesson Plan & Printable Worksheet: esl/lesson-plan-45min.md

• Classroom-Safe SFW CSV (for Anki / Quizlet / Kahoot): data/slanglane-sfw-classroom.csv (live endpoint: https://slanglane.com/api/dataset.csv?mature=false)

• 5-Word Daily Slang Sprint (SFW Quiz): https://slanglane.com/daily

Related MCP server: Arco Lexicon

2. Remote Streamable HTTP MCP Server (Zero Auth)

Endpoint: https://slanglane.com/mcp (stateless Streamable HTTP, JSON responses, no API key required).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slanglane": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://slanglane.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or via npx stdio bridge:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slanglane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://slanglane.com/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Six Read-Only Tools

• lookup_term — exact term, slug, or documented alias with sources, register, and examples.

• search_terms — lexical search with include_mature: false option for classroom/SFW use.

• decode_phrase — scans a sentence (up to 1,000 chars) for documented slang.

• compare_usage — documented US/UK/Irish regional and register notes.

• get_related_terms — related expressions.

• get_recent_terms — newest published dictionary summaries.

3. Open Dataset (CC BY 4.0) for NLP & Research

• Full CSV: https://slanglane.com/api/dataset.csv

• SFW Classroom CSV: https://slanglane.com/api/dataset.csv?mature=false

• JSONL (Hugging Face / pandas): https://slanglane.com/api/dataset.jsonl (also in data/slanglane-dataset.jsonl)

• Frictionless Data Package: https://slanglane.com/datapackage.json

import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv("https://slanglane.com/api/dataset.csv?mature=false")
print(df[["term", "register", "summary"]].head())

4. Academic Citations (CERN Zenodo DataCite DOIs)

• Lexicon Working Paper & Open Corpus: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23541347 (Zenodo Record 23541347)

• 100% SFW Classroom & ESL Teacher Kit (OER): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23541449 (Zenodo Record 23541449)

• Interactive Viral & Classroom Tools: Vibe Check · Corporate ↔ Gen Z Translator · Slang Bingo · Custom 5-Word Quiz Maker · Usage Comparisons