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This article explores the process of clipping and spelling adaptation in contemporary teenage slang. The research presents a number of authentic examples, and some quantitative data. The objective of the paper is to study this paradigm in depth (delish < delicious), and establish the level of 'slangification' that English speakers might convey.

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This page is a summary of: Exploring the ‘shashification’ of teenage slang, English Today, September 2018, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0266078418000251.
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