Slang allowed people to speak about taboo topics, but is often disguised to look like common words or phrases.
To find definitions for slang terms, you may need to refer to different types of resources than you might be used to for academic research.
Below are some sources and techniques for finding meanings...
While dictionaries are more likely to refer to the original meaning of a word, rather than its slang counterpart, some slang terms have a long history and their meanings are well defined in standard sources. Additionally, there are specialized slang dictionaries that focus on alternate meanings of words or phrases to provide a more current context.
Because slang is constantly evolving, finding authoritative library resources with up to date definitions may not always be possible. Therefore, there are some great online sources to check out. Both of the following are crowdsourced, meaning that the definitions are likely to be more current and written by people with firsthand knowledge of these meanings.
In some cases, you may not be able find a simple definition of a slang concept, or the meaning may be too complex to define in one place. In these cases, you may need to refer to a combination of online resources and/or library resources. By bringing together multiple sources, it is sometimes possible to tease out a hard to find definition using literature and context.