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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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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Mary Jane Mary Jane is a slang term for marijuana, and, like the word marijuana, its use in different languages is widespread.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline Of course, fans of the 2004 Tina Fey hit will remember Gretchen’s unsupported efforts to make a slang word popular.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
Today’s groups are... Yellow group — areas on a golf course
Green group — slang for home run
Blue group — D.C. sports teams
Purple group — teams that share names with cars
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition Answers?
Spoiler alert!
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The English of this translation is very British, down to the slang (which is no criticism, of course, but simply a note).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Mary Jane Mary Jane is a slang term for marijuana, and, like the word marijuana, its use in different languages is widespread.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline Of course, fans of the 2004 Tina Fey hit will remember Gretchen’s unsupported efforts to make a slang word popular.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
Today’s groups are... Yellow group — areas on a golf course
Green group — slang for home run
Blue group — D.C. sports teams
Purple group — teams that share names with cars
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition Answers?
Spoiler alert!
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slang. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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