Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: slang
IPA transcription: [sl'æŋ]
Pronunciations of slang
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
    Meaning: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
  • Synonyms: slang, slang_expression, slang_term
    Meaning: informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: slang
    Meaning: abuse with coarse language
  • Synonyms: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put_on, take_in, put_one_over, put_one_across
    Meaning: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
  • Synonyms: slang
    Meaning: use slang or vulgar language
Usage examples
  • In thieves' slang the word "Cat" signifies a lady's muff, and "to free a cat" to steal a muff.
  • His speech is something shocking; nothing but the slang of the streets, and so ungrammatical that I could scarcely understand him at times.
  • "I should call it jolly," said Lily, "if I could get up and go out. Do you remember lecturing me about talking slang the day that he first came?"
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