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Definition of 'slang' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) slang
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language.

2.  slang
speech or writing characterized by the use of vulgar and socially taboo vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.

3.  slang
the jargon of a particular group, profession, etc.

4.  slang
argot; cant.

5. (v.i.) slang
to use slang or abusive language.

6. (v.t.) slang
to assail with abusive language.

Etymology:  (1750–60; orig. uncert.)

Definition of 'slang' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) slang, slang expression, slang term
informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
"their speech was full of slang expressions"

2. (verb) slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
"they don't speak our lingo"

3. (verb) slang
use slang or vulgar language

4. (verb) gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"

5. (verb) slang
abuse with coarse language


Definition of 'slang' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) slang
informal, spoken language, often used among a particular group
teenage slang


Definition of 'slang' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) slang
any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory

2. (noun) slang
a fetter worn on the leg by a convict

3. (noun) slang
low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc

4.  slang
imp. of Sling. Slung

5.  slang
of Sling

6. (verb) slang
to address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language


Translation of 'slang' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group
army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: sleng Arabic flag Arabic: كَلِمات وتعابير عاميَّه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: жаргон
Brazilian flag Brazilian: gíria Czech flag Czech: slang German flag German: die Umgangssprache
Danish flag Danish: slang; -slang Greek flag Greek: αργκό Spanish flag Spanish: argot, jerga
Estonian flag Estonian: släng Farsi flag Farsi: زبان عاميانه Finnish flag Finnish: slangi
French flag French: argot Hebrew flag Hebrew: סְלֶנג, עָגָה Hindi flag Hindi: अपभाषा, गंवारू बोली
Croatian flag Croatian: slang,žargon Hungarian flag Hungarian: szleng Indonesian flag Indonesian: istilah khusus
Icelandic flag Icelandic: slangur Italian flag Italian: slang, gergo Japanese flag Japanese: 俗語
Korean flag Korean: 속어 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: žargonas, slengas Latvian flag Latvian: slengs;žargons
Malay flag Malay: slanga Dutch flag Dutch: gemeenzame taal Norwegian flag Norwegian: slang
Polish flag Polish: żargon Persian flag Persian: زبان عاميانه Pashto flag Pashto: عاميانه محاوره، ديوې خاصې
Portuguese flag Portuguese: calão Romanian flag Romanian: slang, argou Russian flag Russian: сленг, жаргон
Slovak flag Slovak: slang Slovenian flag Slovenian: sleng Serbian flag Serbian: sleng
Swedish flag Swedish: slang Thai flag Thai: ถ้อยคำที่เป็นภาษาพูดและใช Turkish flag Turkish: argo
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 俚語 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: сленг, жаргон Urdu flag Urdu: عامیانہ بولی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tiếng lóng Chinese flag Chinese: 俚语

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