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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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Devonne Goode, Parents, 10 Mar. 2025
And for future iterations of Signs, Nvidia said the team behind the platform is exploring how to include non-manual signals that are crucial to ASL, such as facial expressions and head movements, as well as slang and regional variations in the language.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Today’s teens face enough pressure without new slang emerging online to shame them.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
Plus, since most of the app's content is in Mandarin, subtitles are suddenly rampant — as are posts from Americans who want to learn the language, including by exchanging translations of popular slang phrases with Chinese commenters.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
No more deciphering slang terms only to get eye-rolls from tweens in response.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 10 Mar. 2025
And for future iterations of Signs, Nvidia said the team behind the platform is exploring how to include non-manual signals that are crucial to ASL, such as facial expressions and head movements, as well as slang and regional variations in the language.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Today’s teens face enough pressure without new slang emerging online to shame them.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
Plus, since most of the app's content is in Mandarin, subtitles are suddenly rampant — as are posts from Americans who want to learn the language, including by exchanging translations of popular slang phrases with Chinese commenters.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slang. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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