Definitions for slangy
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
slangslæŋ(n.)
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language.
Category: Language/Linguistics
speech or writing characterized by the use of vulgar and socially taboo vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.
Category: Language/Linguistics
the jargon of a particular group, profession, etc.
Category: Language/Linguistics
argot; cant.
Category: Language/Linguistics
(v.i.)to use slang or abusive language.
(v.t.)to assail with abusive language.
Origin of slang:
1750–60; orig. uncert.
slang′y(adj.)slang•i•er, slang•i•est.
Princeton's WordNet
slangy(adj)
constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang
"a slangy expression"; "slangy speech"
Wiktionary
slangy(Adjective)
Including or given to slang.
Webster Dictionary
Slangy(adj)
of or pertaining to slang; of the nature of slang; disposed to use slang
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