 slang |
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| 1. | [ noun ] informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar | |
| Examples: | "their speech was full of slang expressions" |
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| Related terms: | non-standard_speech tripper | |
| 2. | [ verb ] abuse with coarse language | |
| Related terms: | abuse | |
| 3. | [ verb ] fool or hoax | |
| Synonyms: | take_in gull dupe put_one_over fool cod put_on put_one_across befool | |
| Examples: | "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone" "You can't fool me!" |
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| Related terms: | deceive pull_the_leg_of chump victim fraud take-in | |
| 4. | [ verb ] use slang or vulgar language | |
| Related terms: | speak cant | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | |
| Synonyms: | argot jargon patois lingo vernacular cant | |
| Examples: | "they don't speak our lingo" |
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| Related terms: | non-standard_speech rhyming_slang street_name wog baby nervousness clean deck pile stuff built buy_it besotted corker some chuck hoof nosh-up square-bashing square bunfight bolshy mean guvnor caff pint-size can-do bite slam-bang bunk_off feel squeeze baloney folderol gat burnup freaky heist schlock cert shakedown boffin niff out-and-outer schlockmeister bad_egg 'hood old_man good_egg airhead legs uncool shakedown give bitch juice bumf key juice drop-dead | |
| Similar spelling: |
slangy sling slangily slinger slowing slaying slinging slink Solange slyness Slinker |
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