slang (sl ng)n. 1. A kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of short-lived coinages and figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other effect. 2. Language peculiar to a group; argot or jargon: thieves' slang. v. slanged, slang·ing, slangs v.intr. 1. To use slang. 2. To use angry and abusive language: persuaded the parties to quit slanging and come to the bargaining table. v.tr. To attack with abusive language; vituperate. [Origin unknown.] slang  i·ly adv.slang i·ness n.slang y adj. |
slang [slæŋ]
n
1. (Linguistics)
a. vocabulary, idiom, etc., that is not appropriate to the standard form of a language or to formal contexts, may be restricted as to social status or distribution, and is characteristically more metaphorical and transitory than standard language
b. (as modifier) a slang word
2. (Linguistics) another word for jargon
vb
to abuse (someone) with vituperative language; insult
[of unknown origin]
slangy adj
slangily adv
slanginess n
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| Noun | 1. |  slang - informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community |
| 2. | slang - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" bite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck" swiz - British slang for a swindle shakedown - extortion of money (as by blackmail) power trip - (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, shtup, ass, shag, screw - slang for sexual intercourse blowjob, cock sucking - slang for fellatio dekko - British slang for a look square-bashing - drill on a barracks square shakedown - a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs" caff - informal British term for a cafe deck - street name for a packet of illegal drugs Mickey Finn - slang term for knockout drops nick - (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick" cert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert" legs - staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs" soup-strainer, toothbrush - slang for a mustache street name - slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin" corker - (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker" baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle - pretentious or silly talk or writing codswallop, folderol, trumpery, wish-wash, applesauce, tripe, rubbish, trash - nonsensical talk or writing skin flick - a pornographic movie dibs - a claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza" non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community rhyming slang - slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang" burnup - a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road nosh-up - a large satisfying meal hood - (slang) a neighborhood 'hood - (slang) a neighborhood paleface - (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians) poor white trash, white trash - (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished | |
| Verb | 1. | slang - use slang or vulgar language |
| 2. | slang - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" kid, pull the leg of - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" | |
| 3. | slang - abuse with coarse language blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" |
slang
Translations
slang [slæŋ]
slang [ˈslæŋ]
modif [term, word] → argotique
slanging match [ˈslæŋɪŋmætʃ] n (British) → prise f de bec >
to have a slanging match → avoir une prise de bec
slanging match [ˈslæŋɪŋmætʃ] n (British) → prise f de bec >
to have a slanging match → avoir une prise de bec
slang
n → Slang m; (= army slang, schoolboy slang etc) → Jargon m; street slang → Straßenjargon m; gipsy slang → Zigeunersprache f (neg!)
vt (esp Brit inf) to slang somebody → jdn beschimpfen; to slang something → über etw (acc) → schimpfen
slang [slæŋ]
slang [slæŋ]
1. n (gen) → slang m inv, gergo
school/army slang → gergo studentesco/militare
to talk slang → parlare in gergo
school/army slang → gergo studentesco/militare
to talk slang → parlare in gergo
2. adj (word) → gergale
3. vt (fam) (insult, criticize) → dirne di tutti i colori a
slang [slæŋ]
1. n (gen) → slang m inv, gergo
school/army slang → gergo studentesco/militare
to talk slang → parlare in gergo
school/army slang → gergo studentesco/militare
to talk slang → parlare in gergo
2. adj (word) → gergale
3. vt (fam) (insult, criticize) → dirne di tutti i colori a
n slang [slӕŋ]
words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group army slang; teenage slang; stiff' is slang for `a corpse'. sleng كَلِمات وتعابير عاميَّه жаргон slang slang; -slang die Umgangssprache αργκό argot, jerga släng زبان عاميانه slangi argot סְלֶנג, עָגָה अपभाषा, गंवारू बोली slang, žargon szleng istilah khusus slangur slang, gergo 俗語 속어 žargonas, slengas slengs; žargons slanga gemeenzame taal slang żargon calão slang, argou сленг, жаргон slang sleng sleng slang ถ้อยคำที่เป็นภาษาพูดและใช้ในกลุ่มคนบางกลุ่ม argo 俚語 сленг, жаргон عامیانہ بولی tiếng lóng 俚语
v
to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse I got furious when he started slanging my mother. slegsê يَتَكَلَّم بوقاحَةٍ وغَضَب ругая nadávat skælde ud beschimpfen βρίζω,κακολογώ insultar sõimama بد وبيراه گفتن herjata traiter de tous les noms לְקַלֵל गाली देना, अपशब्द कहना žestoko izgrditi koga szidalmaz berbicara kasar úthúða ingiuriare, insultare ののしる 험담하다 dergti, koneveikti lamāt; gānīt; lamāties memaki-hamun uitschelden skjelle ut etter noter rugać, obrażać insultar a înjura грубо говорить;(об)ругать nadávať zmerjati grubo razgovarati skälla ut (på), okväda ใช้ภาษาหยาบคาย argo konuşmak, küfretmek 辱罵 вилаяти کسی کو گالی دینا mắng, chửi 用粗话骂人
slang → عامِّية slang slang Slang αργκό jerga slangi argot sleng gergo 俗語 속어 Bargoens slang slang calão, gíria сленг slang ภาษาสแลง argo tiếng lóng 俚语
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