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slang word — word that is taken from common speech but is not officially part of the language … English contemporary dictionary
slang — [ slæŋ ] noun uncount words or expressions that are very informal and are not considered appropriate for more formal situations. Some slang is used only by a particular group of people: army/prison/Internet slang Chow is a slang word for food … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slang — [slæŋ] n [U] very informal, sometimes offensive, language that is used especially by people who belong to a particular group, such as young people or criminals ▪ schoolboy slang slang word/expression/term >slangy adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
slang — slang1 /slang/, n. 1. very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road. 2. (in English and some other languages) speech and … Universalium
word — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Written communication Nouns 1. word, term, expression, locution, linguistic unit or form, word form, lexeme; homonym, synonym, antonym, heteronym, homophone; syllable, monosyllable, polysyllable; stem,… … English dictionary for students
word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable … Collocations dictionary
slang — noun (U) very informal language that includes new and sometimes rude words, especially words used only by particular groups of people such as criminals, schoolchildren, or people who take drugs: schoolboy slang | a slang word/expression/term:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slang — UK [slæŋ] / US noun [uncountable] words or expressions that are very informal and are not considered suitable for more formal situations. Some slang is used only by a particular group of people In some areas scran is a slang word for food.… … English dictionary
Slang — Slang, n. [Said to be of Gypsy origin; but probably from Scand., and akin to E. sling; cf. Norw. sleng a slinging, an invention, device, slengja to sling, to cast, slengja kjeften (literally, to sling the jaw) to use abusive language, to use… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slang (linguistique) — Slang est la dénomination de l argot de la langue anglaise. En raison de la diffusion de celle ci à travers l ensemble de l Empire britannique, le slang s’est répandu dans l ensemble des pays anglo saxons et connaît désormais des variantes… … Wikipédia en Français
slang — 1. The term slang is first recorded in the 1750s, but it was not used by Dr Johnson in his Dictionary of 1755 nor entered in it as a headword (he used the term low word, with implications of disapproval). Nonetheless, the notion of highly… … Modern English usage
