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The definition of slang
3 Definitions of: slang
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- noun, 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)
- noun, another word for jargon
- verb, to abuse (someone) with vituperative language; insult
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| Synonyms: | colloquialism, jargon, idiom, argot |
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