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slang
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slang  (slng)
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.]

slangi·ly adv.
slangi·ness n.
slangy adj.

slang
Noun
informal language not used in formal speech or writing and often restricted to a particular social group or profession
Verb
to use insulting language to (someone) [origin unknown]
slangy adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slangslang - 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
heist, rip-off - the act of stealing
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
blowjob, cock sucking - slang for fellatio
hand job, jacking off, jerking off, wank - slang for masturbation
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
gat, rod - a gangster's pistol
Mickey Finn - slang term for knockout drops
nick - (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"
dreck, schlock, shlock - merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
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
arsehole, bunghole, arse, asshole - vulgar slang for anus
bay window, potbelly, tummy, corporation, pot - slang for a paunch
niff, pong - an unpleasant smell
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"
hooey, poppycock, stuff and nonsense, stuff - senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff"
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"
bun-fight, bunfight - (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
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
honkey, honkie, honky, whitey - (slang) offensive names for a White man
slant-eye, gook - (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)
Injun, red man, Redskin - (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
hymie, kike, sheeny, yid - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
Verb1.slang - use slang or vulgar language
speak, talk - use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
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
noun colloquialisms, jargon, idioms, argot, informal language
Translations
slang [slæŋ] nargot m (= jargon); jerga

slang [slæŋ] nargot m

slang [slæŋ] nSlang m;
(jargon) → Jargon m

slang [slæŋ] ngergo, slang m

slang
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, 슬랭 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 상스러운 말로 욕하다 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 用粗話罵人 вилаяти کسی کو گالی دینا mắng, chửi


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