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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems
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Recent Examples of slang
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Twain dared to buck the expectations of critics by using the colloquial dialect and slang of those with little education.
—Kyra Davis Lurie
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Some stems from that, and then some stems from being around Pacific Islanders all day and other Samoans and Hawaiians and different dialects and different slang.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Boasting co-signs from global icons like J Balvin and Dua Lipa, the Santiago native has parlayed the freshness of Chilean slang into the mainstream reggaeton lexicon, and an eagerness to reconnect with his African roots is also spurring curiosity and constant innovation.
—Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
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But ‘dust’ also has another meaning in [Thai] slang.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Twain dared to buck the expectations of critics by using the colloquial dialect and slang of those with little education.
—Kyra Davis Lurie
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Some stems from that, and then some stems from being around Pacific Islanders all day and other Samoans and Hawaiians and different dialects and different slang.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Boasting co-signs from global icons like J Balvin and Dua Lipa, the Santiago native has parlayed the freshness of Chilean slang into the mainstream reggaeton lexicon, and an eagerness to reconnect with his African roots is also spurring curiosity and constant innovation.
—Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slang
Noun
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Over time, the confusing terminology—agentic AI, agent AI, generative AI—will fade.—
Shaz Khan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Certified Nurse Jenna Woods will explain delivery room terminology, how to prepare and holistic comfort measures.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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Applications are now open to educators worldwide currently teaching kindergarten through high school in a public, private or charter school, who speak Spanish, Portuguese, English or any native dialect.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
28 June 2025
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With Scottish writer George Blake’s novel, The Shipbuilders, language and dialect were tamed thanks to Sylvia’s views.—
Nicola Wilson
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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During the Cold War, popular culture provided Americans with images of (and a vocabulary for) nuclear war.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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Babbel isn’t like those free apps that flood you with random vocabulary.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 July 2025
Noun
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It was trained on the entire Internet to pull out statistical patterns in the language usage.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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Adding classes in Spanish for those who read, write and speak it as their first language is another part of the plan to make schooling at CLC both more affordable and less challenging.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slang. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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