slan·guage

(slăng′gwĭj)

1. Language marked by the use of slang.

2. Slang peculiar to a group: the slanguage of the street; a glossary of Chicago slanguage.

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slanguage

(ˈslæŋɡwɪdʒ)

(Languages) a language using slang

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slan•guage

(ˈslæŋ gwɪdʒ)

n.

1. slang; a vocabulary of slang.

2. language employing much slang.

[1900–05;b. slang and language]

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slanguage - language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant

language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

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