Look up: slang

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   slang
   [n] - informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions 2. [v] - use slang or vulgar language 3. [v] - abuse with coarse language
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   Slang
   informal, non-standard vocabulary
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   slang
   (Colloquial / slang (colloquialism)) A 'colloquy' is a formal word for 'conversation', so colloquial language means the everyday language or register we adopt when chatting to friends, for example, e.g. 'Hello Fred, how's the new mother-in-law these days?'. Slang is a particular form of colloquial language used by certain social groups, e.g. 'Hey-...
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   Slang
   a more extreme form of colloquialism of a racy, offensive or abusive nature. e.g.referring to the police as 'pigs'.
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   Slang
   words and phrases which are used in informal context, often linked with certain regions or used by people identifying with particular groups. May differentiate that group from others.
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   SLANG
   1. R.A. Sibley. CACM 4(1):75-84 (Jan 1961). 2. Set LANGuage. Jastrzebowski, ca 1990. C extension with set-theoretic data types and garbage collection. 'The SLANG Programming Language Reference Manual, Version 3.3', W. Jastrzebowski (wojtek@loml.math.yale.edu), 1990. 3. Structured LANGuage. Michael Kessler, IBM. A language based on structured ...
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   Slang
   Slang imperfect of Sling . Slung. [ Archaic]
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/117
   
   
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   Slang
   Slang noun Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. [ Local, Eng.] Holland.
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   Slang
   Slang noun [ Confer Sling .] A fetter worn on the leg by a convict. [ Eng.]
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    Slang
    Slang noun [ Said to be of Gypsy origin; but probably from Scand., and akin to English sling ; confer Norw. sleng a slinging, an invention, device, slengja to sling, to cast, slengja kjeften (literally, to sling the jaw) to use abusive language, to use slang, slenjeord ( ord = word) an insulting word, a new word that has no just reason for being.] Low, vulgar ...
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    Slang
    Slang transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Slanged ; present participle & verbal noun Slanging .] To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language. [ Colloq.] « Every gentleman abused by a cabman or slanged by a bargee was bound there and then to take off his coat and challenge him to fisticuffs.&# ...
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    slang
    cant noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); `they don`t speak our lingo`
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    slang
    slang term noun 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`
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    Slang
    `Slang` is the use of informal words and expressions to describe an object or condition. `Slang` is vocabulary that is meant to be interpreted quickly but not necessarily literally, as slang words or terms are often a metaphor or an allegory. Slang is sometimes regional in that it is only used in a particular territory. Slang terms are frequently particular to a certain subculture, such as musicians, and members of minority groups. Nevertheless...
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    Slang
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. • imp. of Sling. Slung. •...
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    slang
    unconventional words or phrases that express either something new or something old in a new way. It is flippant, irreverent, indecorous; it may be ... [2 related articles]
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    slang
    Level of language which is lower than colloquialism; it is the language of the gutter, the street, the market place. It is also the language of intimacy, of everyday conversation, which may change very rapidly with the years.
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    slang
    informal language
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    slang
    slang, vernacular vocabulary not generally acceptable in formal usage. It is notable for its liveliness, humor, emphasis, brevity, novelty, and exaggeration. Most slang is faddish and ephemeral, but some words are retained for long periods and eventually become part of the standard language (e.g., p...
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