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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
Examples of slang in a Sentence
Noun
tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
The second effort brought in 11 local partners (small, medium and large businesses) who offered practical advice on how to responsibly enjoy beaches, forests, and even Puerto Rican slang.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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
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Noun
That word first exploded onto the scene in World War II Britain as Royal Air Force slang for a bomb of enough penetrating power to shatterwhole blocks of homes and pavements.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
The second effort brought in 11 local partners (small, medium and large businesses) who offered practical advice on how to responsibly enjoy beaches, forests, and even Puerto Rican slang.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for slang
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slang. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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