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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
Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Robert De Niro’s daughter poked fun at the actor for struggling to keep up with teen slang.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
And Crypto Price Sell-Off Netflix’s Best New Crime Show Grabs A Perfect 100% Critic Score
Cultural Awareness: From TikTok trends to internet slang to shifting social norms, Gen Z and Millennials have their fingers on the pulse of culture.
—Maha Abouelenein, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Indeed, tween slang is neither new nor specific to any generation.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 10 Mar. 2025
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Their motto is gambler’s slang for risking it all in one effort to win big.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Robert De Niro’s daughter poked fun at the actor for struggling to keep up with teen slang.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
And Crypto Price Sell-Off Netflix’s Best New Crime Show Grabs A Perfect 100% Critic Score
Cultural Awareness: From TikTok trends to internet slang to shifting social norms, Gen Z and Millennials have their fingers on the pulse of culture.
—Maha Abouelenein, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Indeed, tween slang is neither new nor specific to any generation.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slang
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Parental control settings on iPhones and Android phones are notoriously complicated, with options scattered across different menus and unclear technical terminology.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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This means developing models that can interpret industry-specific terminology, understand company protocols, and engage in meaningful dialogue with employees across different departments.—
Quora,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Coogler wanted to ensure that neither of those characters would turn into caricatures, and had Jordan work with a dialect coach to aid in that and even asked twin filmmakers Logan and Noah Miller to consult on the film, helping him on the screenplay too.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Currently, African languages and dialects are underrepresented due to a lack of data and there are often biases in training data, such as facial recognition systems that struggle with darker skin tones.—
Nell Lewis,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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How to clean jewelry, then, should be an easily answerable and well-attended to question within your fashion vocabulary.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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According to lead researcher Federico Rossano, this marks just the beginning of exploring canine vocabulary, with future studies aiming to delve into more abstract concepts to better understand dog cognition and communication.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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According to the federal government, California is home to the largest number of international students, and the most popular majors among international students are computer science, language, and business administration and management.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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In addition to sculpture and installation, Nkanga is also a poet; a role that deepens her intuitive, layered relationship to language and form.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
3 May 2025
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slang. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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