Slang

  • 41slang — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, modern ▪ common ▪ street ▪ The gang members use street slang. ▪ hip hop …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 42Slang — Se conoce como slang a la jerga de registro coloquial e informal usada en el idioma inglés. Parafraseando a otro autor, The Slang Thesaurus expone que: «El principal estímulo del slang es el sexo, dinero y el licor». A lo que se puede agregar… …

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  • 43slang — [[t]slæŋ[/t]] n. 1) ling. very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language 2) ling. speech or writing characterized by the use of vulgar and …

    From formal English to slang

  • 44slang — /slæŋ / (say slang) noun 1. language differing from standard or written speech in vocabulary and construction, involving extensive metaphor, ellipsis, humorous usage, etc., less conservative and more informal than standard speech, and sometimes… …

  • 45Slang — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Slang peut faire référence à : Slang (linguistique) : l argot britannique et anglo saxon, plus spécifiquement à l argot des États Unis ;… …

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  • 46slang — m III, D. u, N. slanggiem; lm M. i jęz. «gwara miejska, język jakiejś grupy społecznej, środowiskowej, zwłaszcza w odniesieniu do języka angielskiego i amerykańskiego; żargon» Slang miejski, uczniowski, złodziejski. Slang artystów, marynarzy.… …

    Słownik języka polskiego

  • 47slang — [[t]slæ̱ŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Slang consists of words, expressions, and meanings that are informal and are used by people who know each other very well or who have the same interests. Archie liked to think he kept up with current slang. ...a slang… …

    English dictionary

  • 48slang — noun (U) very informal language that includes new and sometimes rude words, especially words used only by particular groups of people such as criminals, schoolchildren, or people who take drugs: schoolboy slang | a slang word/expression/term:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49slang — UK [slæŋ] / US noun [uncountable] words or expressions that are very informal and are not considered suitable for more formal situations. Some slang is used only by a particular group of people In some areas scran is a slang word for food.… …

    English dictionary

  • 50slang — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1756 1. language peculiar to a particular group: as a. argot b. jargon 2 2. an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary