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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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Noun
tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
What other slang does Gen Alpha use?
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Fueled by technology, our language adapts to new slang trends more rapidly than ever.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
In fact, Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan’s slang dust storms, supernova melodies, and vocal aerobatics would probably seem a little familiar to extraterrestrial ears.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
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Every generation invents its own slang, and language evolves in ways most of us will never consciously perceive, Jones said.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
What other slang does Gen Alpha use?
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Fueled by technology, our language adapts to new slang trends more rapidly than ever.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
In fact, Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan’s slang dust storms, supernova melodies, and vocal aerobatics would probably seem a little familiar to extraterrestrial ears.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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