slang

¹slang

noun \ˈslaŋ\

Definition of SLANG

1

: language peculiar to a particular group: as a : argot b : jargon 2

2

: an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech

— slang adjective

— slang·i·ly \ˈslaŋ-ə-lē\ adverb

— slang·i·ness \ˈslaŋ-ē-nəs\ noun

— slangy \ˈslaŋ-ē\ adjective

Examples of SLANG

1. <tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems>

Origin of SLANG

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1756

Related to SLANG

Synonyms: argot, cant, dialect, jargon, jive, language, lingo, patois, patter, shop, shoptalk, terminology, vocabulary

Related Words: colloquial, colloquialism, idiom, localism, parlance, pidgin, provincialism, regionalism, speech, vernacular, vernacularism; slanguage; bureaucratese, computerese, cyberspeak, educationese, governmentese, journalese, technobabble

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Other Language Terms

cognate, collocation, homonym

Rhymes with SLANG

bang, bhang, clang, dang, fang, Fang, gang, gangue, hang, pang, prang, spang, sprang, stang, tang, twang, whang, yang