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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
Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
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
Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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
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Noun
Lyrically, it’s cleverly charged with local Cuban slang and phrases, and describes a person who’s not impressed and can’t be fooled by fake people.
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
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
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No foreign or slang words or terms, or phonetic spellings or mirror images of words or terms that fall into any of the previous categories.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slang
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Not every company uses the same terminology, but these phrases generally describe how tax relief services are delivered and billed.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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This bipartisan push is more than a simple change of terminology.—
Adam Abutaa,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Steven Gebelin, who represented Puig in 2021 and 2022, testified at trial that his then-client tried to be helpful during the interview but, because the interpreter’s Spanish dialect differed from Puig’s, his answers were translated poorly.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Puig’s former attorney Steven Gebelin testified that during the January 2022 interview, Puig tried to be helpful in answering the investigators’ questions and the interpreter struggled with Puig’s Spanish dialect, according to the New York Times.—
Jaimie Ding,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Nate’s style, vocabulary and delivery are like no one else who has ever lived.—
Mac Engel
February 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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Francesca’s pinnacle Once a Regency world has implied there’s mass print culture capable of speedy and pervasive distribution of colored images, something as persnickety as vocabulary is probably beside the point.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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Brittany is joined by Emily Kwong, co-host of NPR’s science podcast Short Wave, to explore why putting your brain through learning a new language offers surprising benefits and opportunities for connection.—
Brittany Luse,
NPR,
16 Feb. 2026
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Neither Wicks, nor any other legislator, has released legislative language yet aimed at supporting the industry.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slang. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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