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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
CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Today on the show, San Francisco slang.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Brain rot is a slang term to describe content that has little to no artistic, educational or substantive value, according to KnowYourMeme.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
As more newcomers arrived, Hernandez watched as Mexican American students switched up their playground slang to be better understood by their new classmates from Venezuela, Colombia and Peru.
—CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Today on the show, San Francisco slang.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The word — or, rather, number — has become a popular slang term in recent months, particularly for members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Brain rot is a slang term to describe content that has little to no artistic, educational or substantive value, according to KnowYourMeme.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slang
Noun
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Every day, the two connect via WhatsApp to go over what happened in training that day, from tactics and film to terminology and expectations.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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With modern terminology, the anti-liberal playbook of the 1950s has returned, once more, by conflating progressive politics with communism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Yong Woo cuts her off with a hug, thanking her for hesitating because of him, and the two walk on into a slo-mo sequence, laughing about Ji Seon’s Busan dialect.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The event also featured a video about the three countries and fundraising for Sudan, poetry readings, a Kahoot game about the three dialects and prizes, henna and face painting, Syrian dance, a Sudanese wedding reenactment, a fashion show and ethnic food.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Trump, however, has a particular vocabulary for this way of thinking.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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But the baby does not have the vocabulary to tell you exactly what is wrong.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Each class is a one- hour adventure of hearing and speaking another language.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Its sequel Dhurandhar 2 is scheduled for theatrical release March 19, 2026, in five languages — Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam — expanding significantly beyond the original's Hindi-only strategy.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slang. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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