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: an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech
slanged; slanging; slangs
: to use slang or vulgar abuse
: to abuse with harsh or coarse language
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Examples of slang in a Sentence
Noun
tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems
Recent Examples on the Web
Seyward Darby, Longreads, 6 May 2024
Popular on Variety Lipa explained some of Drake’s Canadian slang and how Tupac Shakur’s estate is involved in the rap beef.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 May 2024
But the thought of Ms. Nakamura, a pop and rap artist known for salting her lyrics with slang influenced by her native Mali and of her own invention, performing the work of the beloved Ms. Piaf did not sit well with everyone.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
The song’s title has since become a popular slang term for obsessive fans of specific celebrities.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Alpha-bet Marketers that want to reach Alphas—via influencers, athletes, or otherwise—might want to learn a new language: Alpha slang.
—Alyssa Meyers, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Townshend once wrote that the name sublimed out of Britishness itself—it’s been slang for an English soldier since the eighteenth century—but also out of his own spiritual yearning.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
The slang refers to the users who follow you back on a social media platform and engage with you on a frequent and consistent basis.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024
Several of her videos offer translations of common slang used in the Gullah community.
—Tanay Howard, Parents, 17 Feb. 2024
Noun
The nonprofit takes its name from military slang for a combative and increasingly emboldened sect of special forces that Eddie belongs to.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 6 May 2024
Popular on Variety Lipa explained some of Drake’s Canadian slang and how Tupac Shakur’s estate is involved in the rap beef.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 May 2024
But the thought of Ms. Nakamura, a pop and rap artist known for salting her lyrics with slang influenced by her native Mali and of her own invention, performing the work of the beloved Ms. Piaf did not sit well with everyone.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
The song’s title has since become a popular slang term for obsessive fans of specific celebrities.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Alpha-bet Marketers that want to reach Alphas—via influencers, athletes, or otherwise—might want to learn a new language: Alpha slang.
—Alyssa Meyers, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Townshend once wrote that the name sublimed out of Britishness itself—it’s been slang for an English soldier since the eighteenth century—but also out of his own spiritual yearning.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
The slang refers to the users who follow you back on a social media platform and engage with you on a frequent and consistent basis.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024
Several of her videos offer translations of common slang used in the Gullah community.
—Tanay Howard, Parents, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slang. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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