slangy

adjective

Definition of slangynext
as in slang

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  1. slang
  2. ungrammatical
  3. uneducated
  4. substandard
Adjective
  • For at least half a century, Border Patrol workers have used the onomatopoeic word, referring to the sound of someone getting hit, as slang for undocumented immigrants.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • That is a slang way of saying royally p***ed off.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Definition of slang
Adjective
  • The notes were vintage O’Keeffe—brief, vivid, enlightening, and, yes, often ungrammatical, but brilliantly so.
    — Calvin Tomkins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
  • But if language exemplifies the human capacity for internalizing grammatical conventions, then my moment of rule-breaking does not in fact expose some ungrammatical first nature.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of ungrammatical
Adjective
  • But Jewish religious nationalists, particularly uneducated young men, remain a threat, said John Munayer of the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, an interreligious organization in Jerusalem.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The report says there's been progress, but minorities, along with people who are poor and uneducated, still face higher death rates.
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Definition of uneducated
Adjective
  • Young detainees have described inedible food, substandard medical care and callous treatment at the hands of guards and staff at immigration facilities.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Trump paid them substandard wages, and their working conditions were appalling.
    — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of substandard
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