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slang
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
slang
(noun)
slanging match
(noun)
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slang
/
ˈ
slæŋ/
noun
slang
/
ˈ
slæŋ/
noun
Learner's definition of SLANG
[
noncount
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:
words that are not considered part of the standard vocabulary of a language and that are used very informally in speech especially by a particular group of people
American
slang
local/military/street
slang
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— slang
adjective
a
slang
word/expression/term
The word “phat” is
slang
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— slangy
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ˈ
slæŋi/
adjective
slangy
expressions
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