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slang
(slăng)n.
1. A kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of coinages and figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other effect.
2. Language peculiar to a group; argot or jargon: thieves' slang.
v. slanged, slang·ing, slangs
v.intr.
1. To use slang.
2. To use angry and abusive language: persuaded the parties to quit slanging and come to the bargaining table.
v.tr.
To attack with abusive language; vituperate: "They slanged each other with every foul name they had learned from the age of three" (Virginia Henley).
[Origin unknown.]
slang′i·ly adv.
slang′i·ness n.
slang′y adj.
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slang
(slæŋ)n
1. (Linguistics)
a. vocabulary, idiom, etc, that is not appropriate to the standard form of a language or to formal contexts, may be restricted as to social status or distribution, and is characteristically more metaphorical and transitory than standard language
b. (as modifier): a slang word.
2. (Linguistics) another word for jargon 1
vb
to abuse (someone) with vituperative language; insult
[C18: of unknown origin]
ˈslangy adj
ˈslangily adv
ˈslanginess n
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slang
(slæŋ)n.
1. very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language.
2. speech or writing characterized by the use of vulgar and socially taboo vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.
3. the jargon of a particular group, profession, etc.
4. argot; cant.
v.i. 5. to use slang or abusive language.
v.t. 6. to assail with abusive language.
[1750–60; orig. uncertain]
slang′i•ly, adv.
slang′i•ness, n.
slang′y, adj. slang•i•er, slang•i•est.
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slang
Past participle: slanged
Gerund: slanging
| Imperative |
|---|
| slang |
| slang |
| Present |
|---|
| I slang |
| you slang |
| he/she/it slangs |
| we slang |
| you slang |
| they slang |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I slanged |
| you slanged |
| he/she/it slanged |
| we slanged |
| you slanged |
| they slanged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am slanging |
| you are slanging |
| he/she/it is slanging |
| we are slanging |
| you are slanging |
| they are slanging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have slanged |
| you have slanged |
| he/she/it has slanged |
| we have slanged |
| you have slanged |
| they have slanged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was slanging |
| you were slanging |
| he/she/it was slanging |
| we were slanging |
| you were slanging |
| they were slanging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had slanged |
| you had slanged |
| he/she/it had slanged |
| we had slanged |
| you had slanged |
| they had slanged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will slang |
| you will slang |
| he/she/it will slang |
| we will slang |
| you will slang |
| they will slang |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have slanged |
| you will have slanged |
| he/she/it will have slanged |
| we will have slanged |
| you will have slanged |
| they will have slanged |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be slanging |
| you will be slanging |
| he/she/it will be slanging |
| we will be slanging |
| you will be slanging |
| they will be slanging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been slanging |
| you have been slanging |
| he/she/it has been slanging |
| we have been slanging |
| you have been slanging |
| they have been slanging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been slanging |
| you will have been slanging |
| he/she/it will have been slanging |
| we will have been slanging |
| you will have been slanging |
| they will have been slanging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been slanging |
| you had been slanging |
| he/she/it had been slanging |
| we had been slanging |
| you had been slanging |
| they had been slanging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would slang |
| you would slang |
| he/she/it would slang |
| we would slang |
| you would slang |
| they would slang |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have slanged |
| you would have slanged |
| he/she/it would have slanged |
| we would have slanged |
| you would have slanged |
| they would have slanged |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
slang
Language that is not appropriate in formal contexts, often deliberately used in place of formal terms by a particular group of people .
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Noun 1. [画像:slang - informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions]slang - 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"
non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
2. slang - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
bite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
swiz - British slang for a swindle
shakedown - extortion of money (as by blackmail)
power trip - (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people
dekko - British slang for a look
square-bashing - drill on a barracks square
shakedown - a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
caff - informal British term for a cafe
deck - street name for a packet of illegal drugs
Mickey Finn - slang term for knockout drops
nick - (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"
cert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert"
legs - staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs"
soup-strainer, toothbrush - slang for a mustache
bunghole - vulgar slang for anus
street name - slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin"
corker - (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker"
baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle - pretentious or silly talk or writing
codswallop, folderol, trumpery, wish-wash, applesauce, tripe, rubbish, trash - nonsensical talk or writing
skin flick - a pornographic movie
dibs - a claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza"
non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
rhyming slang - slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang"
burnup - a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road
nosh-up - a large satisfying meal
hood - (slang) a neighborhood
'hood - (slang) a neighborhood
airhead - a flighty scatterbrained simpleton; "she's a total airhead"; "every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one"
bad egg - (old-fashioned slang) a bad person
boffin - (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research
good egg - (old-fashioned slang) a good person
guvnor - (British slang) boss
old man - (slang) boss
out-and-outer - someone who is excellent at something
schlockmeister, shlockmeister - (slang) a merchant who deals in shoddy or inferior merchandise
squeeze - (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze"
suit - (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line"
tripper - (slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations
juice - electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice"
big bucks, big money, megabucks, pile, bundle - a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
key - a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
skinful - a quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk; "someone had to drive me home last night because I had a skinful"
juice - energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing"
the trots - obscene terms for diarrhea
Verb 1. slang - use slang or vulgar language
2. [画像:slang - fool or hoax]slang - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
kid, pull the leg of - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?"
deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
3. slang - abuse with coarse language
blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
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slang
noun colloquialisms, jargon, idioms, argot, informal language He liked to think he kept up with current slang.
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Translations
عَامِّيَة كَلِمات وتعابير عاميَّهيَتَكَلَّم بوقاحَةٍ وغَضَب
slangnadávat
slangskælde ud
slangi
argot slang
sleng
szidalmazszleng
slangurúthúîa
俗語
속어
dergtikoneveiktislengas
gānītlamātlamātiesslengsžargons
slang
sleng
slang
ภาษาสแลง
tiếng lóng
slang
[slæŋ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
slang
[ˈslæŋ] modif [term, word] → argotique slanging match [ˈslæŋɪŋmætʃ] n (British) → prise f de bec
to have a slanging match → avoir une prise de bec
to have a slanging match → avoir une prise de bec
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
slang
n → Slang m; (= army slang, schoolboy slang etc) → Jargon m; street slang → Straßenjargon m; gipsy slang → Zigeunersprache f (neg!)
vt (esp Brit inf) to slang somebody → jdn beschimpfen ; to slang something → über etw (acc) → schimpfen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
slang
[slæŋ]1. n (gen) → slang m inv, gergo
school/army slang → gergo studentesco/militare
to talk slang → parlare in gergo
school/army slang → gergo studentesco/militare
to talk slang → parlare in gergo
2. adj (word) → gergale
3. vt (fam) (insult, criticize) → dirne di tutti i colori a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slang
(slӕŋ) noun words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group. army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'. sleng كَلِمات وتعابير عاميَّه жаргон gíria slang die Umgangssprache slang; -slang αργκό argot, jerga släng زبان عاميانه slangi argot סלנג, עגה अपभाषा, गंवारू बोली slang, žargon szleng istilah khusus slangur slang, gergo 俗語 속어 žargonas, slengas slengs; žargons slanga gemeenzame taal slang żargon عاميانه محاوره، ديوې خاصې ډلې محاوره، غير ادبي ژبه، ځانګړې اصطلاح (لكه دغلو په منځ كې calão slang, argou сленг, жаргон slang sleng sleng slang ถ้อยคําที่เป็นภาษาพูดและใช้ในกลุ่มคนบางกลุ่ม argo 俚語 сленг, жаргон عامیانہ بولی tiếng lóng 俚语
verb to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse. I got furious when he started slanging my mother. slegsê يَتَكَلَّم بوقاحَةٍ وغَضَب ругая insultar nadávat beschimpfen skælde ud βρίζω, κακολογώ insultar sõimama بد وبيراه گفتن parjata traiter de tous les noms לְקַלֵל गाली देना, अपशब्द कहना žestoko izgrditi koga szidalmaz berbicara kasar úthúða ingiuriare, insultare ののしる 험담하다 dergti, koneveikti lamāt; gānīt; lamāties memaki-hamun uitschelden skjelle ut etter noter rugać, obrażać بدى خبرى كول insultar a înjura грубо говорить; ругать nadávať zmerjati grubo razgovarati skälla ut (på), okväda ใช้ภาษาหยาบคาย argo konuşmak, küfretmek 辱罵 вилаяти کسی کو گالی دینا mắng, chửi 用粗话骂人
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slang
→ عَامِّيَة slang slang Slang αργκό jerga slangi argot sleng gergo 俗語 속어 slang slang slang calão , gíria сленг slang ภาษาสแลง argo tiếng lóng 俚语Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009