Synonyms of slang

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noun

ˈslaŋ 

as in terminology

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terminology
• dialect
• vocabulary
• language
• idiom
• jargon
• argot
• lingo
• patois
• jive
• shoptalk
• colloquial
• colloquialism
• vernacular
• parlance
• patter
• cant
• shop
• pidgin
• speech
• regionalism
• slanguage
• localism
• provincialism
• journalese
• vernacularism
• bureaucratese
• computerese
• technobabble
• cyberspeak
• educationese
• governmentese

slang

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adjective

as in slangy

Related Words

• slangy
• uneducated
• ungrammatical
• substandard
• unlearned
• incorrect
• dialectal
• nonstandard
• colloquial
• vernacular
• dialectical
• regional
• informal
• nongrammatical
• conversational
• nonformal
• nonliterary
• vulgar
• unliterary
• unbookish

Dissimilar Words

• literary
• formal
• learned
• standard
• proper
• bookish
• grammatical
• correct
• educated
• genteel
• undialectical

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slang

Noun

The latest slang to capture the Gen Z zeitgeist is a way to say poser, try-hard or fraud. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

His party has expanded its outreach to Gen Z through online campaigns, with some party lawmakers adopting youth slang in public appearances, including speeches in Parliament. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Adjective

In retail, a booster is slang for a professional shoplifter, one who doesn’t steal for personal use but in bulk for resale. — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026

Alongside organist Ståle Storløkken and drummer Ole Mofjell, the Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns (the third word a slang term for Norwegians) form a groove that teeters toward explosiveness without ever reaching it. — Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026