slang
IPA: sɫˈæŋ
noun
- Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
- Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
- The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to conceal one's meaning from outsiders; cant.
- (countable) A particular variety of slang; the slang used by a particular group.
- (countable) An item of slang; a slang word or expression.
- (India) A curse word.
- (UK, dialect) Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.
- (UK, obsolete) A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.
- (UK, obsolete, slang) A counterfeit weight or measure.
- (UK, obsolete, slang) A travelling show, or one of its performances.
- (UK, obsolete, slang) A hawker's license.
- (UK, obsolete, slang) A watchchain.
verb
- (transitive, dated) To vocally abuse, or shout at.
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, MLE) To sell (something, especially illegal drugs).
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Examples of "slang" in Sentences
- The slang term is not common in the UK.
- In the scope of the standard, it is slang.
- The word is slang from the southwestern US.
- Also 'potboiler' is a derogatory slang term.
- The orgin of the word slang is much disputed.
- Slang and euphemisms is not the definition of a word.
- Also, the slang used is of the vintage of about 1920.
- Is the term 'Esoterica' proper verbiage, or just slang
- The basic language is the same but the slang is different.
- A slang expression to describe being in a situation of idleness.
- The #1 guide to American slang is now bigger, more up-to-date, and easier to use
- One of the aspects of coolness they note in slang is a playfulness, a sense of fun with the language.
- And did you notice that 'slang' is one of those words that looks weird after you've seen it a few times in a row?
- A journalist writes to ask about tween-speak, which he defines as slang spoken by people between the age of 8 and 12.
- I do have trouble with French movies, especially when it starts, then gradually I get it ... slang is also challenging but slang is challenging in English too.
- Regardless of how back-formations are formed, they are often initially considered to be irregular, even ignorant, and suitable only for informal use in slang or jokes.
- The dreary _ennui_ of the heart, _ennui_ that revolts at truth, that is nauseated by earnestness, expresses itself in what we call slang, and slang is the sign of mental disease.
- Note that the relatively high transmission rates among MSMs of both Hep-B and HHV-8 are known to be associated with a very specific sexual practice — namely, anilingus (“rimming,” in slang).
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