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: an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech
slanged; slanging; slangs
: to use slang or vulgar abuse
: to abuse with harsh or coarse language
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Noun
tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Previous generations of slang terms usually had one-to-one translations to, for lack of a better word, normal English.
—Evan Porter, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
What are some examples of Gen Alpha using their slang?
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
When someone from an older generation gets on TikTok to recite the new generation’s slang, the gag is obvious.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Jone [Southern slang meaning make fun, joke around].
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Previous generations of slang terms usually had one-to-one translations to, for lack of a better word, normal English.
—Evan Porter, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
What are some examples of Gen Alpha using their slang?
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
When someone from an older generation gets on TikTok to recite the new generation’s slang, the gag is obvious.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for slang
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slang. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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