slang

slang
1. noun /slæŋ/
a) Language outside of conventional usage.

"Oh, there are so many superior teas and sugars now. Superior is getting to be shopkeepers slang."

b) Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.

"Are you beginning to dislike slang, then?" said Rosamond, with mild gravity.

2. verb /slæŋ/
To vocally abuse, or shout at.

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  • Slang — Sm saloppe Umgangssprache (bestimmter Gruppen) erw. fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. slang, dessen Herkunft nicht sicher geklärt ist. Nach DEO aus frz. dial. exlanguer schwatzen zu frz. langue Sprache ; nach Ritter aus beggar s… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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  • 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 — s.n. (lingv.) Nume dat argoului în Anglia. [pl. guri. / < engl. slang]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN  SLANG [SLENG] s. n. 1. ansamblu de cuvinte şi expresii de origine populară pe care englezii le folosesc în vorbirea curentă …   Dicționar Român

  • 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 — Slang, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slanged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slanging}.] To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Every gentleman abused by a cabman or slanged by a bargee was bound there and then to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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