as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
as in slangy
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of slang
Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis shared a video to Instagram on Thursday where an employee walks around the museum describing exhibits using niche Gen Z internet slang.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
What becomes more evident as this meme multiples is that a lot of this slang isn’t actually Gen Z’s.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
Social media posts include human slang that might be useful for the tools to use themselves.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for slang 
Noun
Every generation of parents has dealt with the difficult task of navigating teen slang.
—Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis shared a video to Instagram on Thursday where an employee walks around the museum describing exhibits using niche Gen Z internet slang.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
What becomes more evident as this meme multiples is that a lot of this slang isn’t actually Gen Z’s.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
Social media posts include human slang that might be useful for the tools to use themselves.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for slang
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slang
Noun
-
About 70% of big businesses that have AI training focus on teaching concepts and terminology, according to Mercer’s data.Catherine McGrath, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
-
Here’s a terminology detail: an AI accelerator can be a physical chip, like a GPU or an ASIC.John Werner, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
Jones and Brody learned Hungarian and worked with a dialect coach for the movie.Carole Horst, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
-
Turns out, dat good ole dialect is a put-on: James speaks like a professor.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
The future of communicating with buyers and customers is less about impressive vocabulary and more about genuine connection.Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
-
McBride possesses a skill that few of his peers can claim: a vocabulary for critically analyzing screen acting and how its gestures and movements cohere with the director and cinematographer’s tools.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
For example, 22 policies (44.0%) did not include language stating that parents must be notified of incidents as soon as possible.Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
-
Onto the page spilled more than ten thousand lines of the richest and most resourceful blank verse in the English language, arranged into ten books in 1667, then rearranged into twelve in 1674.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near slang
Cite this Entry
“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slang. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share