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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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Noun
Their motto is gambler’s slang for risking it all in one effort to win big.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Robert De Niro’s daughter poked fun at the actor for struggling to keep up with teen slang.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
And Crypto Price Sell-Off Netflix’s Best New Crime Show Grabs A Perfect 100% Critic Score
Cultural Awareness: From TikTok trends to internet slang to shifting social norms, Gen Z and Millennials have their fingers on the pulse of culture.
—Maha Abouelenein, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Indeed, tween slang is neither new nor specific to any generation.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 10 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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