See Also: slang(1)(dictionary)
slang(2)(dictionary)
slang(3)(dictionary)
slang(4)(dictionary)
slang(encyclopedia)
slang(dictionary)
rhyming slang(dictionary)

slang(2) (iou)



slang noun1. M18.
[Origin unkn.]
Language that is regarded as very informal or much below standard educated level. M18.
M. Meyer He wanted me to be..less colloquial, and was always rebuking me for using slang.
b. The special vocabulary and usage of a particular period, profession, social group, etc. Freq. with specifying word. E19.
Jan Morris 'Brain Basil' is Oxford schoolboy slang for a clever boy.
c. transf. Abuse, impertinence. Cf. SLANG verb 3. Now rare. E19.
A licence, esp. for a street-trader. arch. slang. E19.
A travelling show; a performance. arch. slang. M19.
slangish adjective somewhat slangy E19.
slangishly adverb E19.
slangism noun a slang expression M19.
slangster noun a person who uses slang E19.
slanguage noun (joc. & colloq.) slangy speech; a form of slang: L19.