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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
Examples of slang in a Sentence
Noun
tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
The topics range from decoding teenage slang to the viral generation challenge.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Here’s someone teaching me French slang, and someone else auditioning for a Broadway show.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
After fans used the slang phrase to describe the 30-year-old real estate agent, White appeared to be unfamiliar with the meaning of the term during Thursday's episode of the long-running game show.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
An article in the Wall Street Journal outlines Generation Beta’s dilemma: In current teen slang—used by Generation Alpha—calling someone a beta isn’t exactly a compliment.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
The topics range from decoding teenage slang to the viral generation challenge.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Here’s someone teaching me French slang, and someone else auditioning for a Broadway show.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
After fans used the slang phrase to describe the 30-year-old real estate agent, White appeared to be unfamiliar with the meaning of the term during Thursday's episode of the long-running game show.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
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 31 Mar. 2025.
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