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Meanings of slang in English
Informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar.
Usage of slang in English
1
The ventriloquist of the vernacular on new developments in New Zealand slang.
2
Mahony used slang freely, and spoke of Father Butler as Bunsen Burner.
3
This represents, for an Englishman, a practically current adaptation of American slang.
4
In the UK, it's usually used as in insult, slang for penis.
5
He enlightened his auditor greatly in the line of real circus slang.
6
The modern slang on the lips of the octogenarian made Barraclough laugh.
7
Sure, the accent was substantially different, as was much of the slang.
8
There is a fascinating piquancy in the strange slang and conversational intermixture.
9
I'm super surprised that you didn't ask me about the Irish slang.
10
His English is flawless and he has a feeling for American slang.
11
These were couched in technical phrases and slang, for the most part.
12
Always the perfect French, with never a contraction or word of slang.
13
Ryerson has one grievous fault; he uses all sorts of slang phrases.
14
He has perceived the significance and philosophy of steam and of slang.
15
The professors are as crazy about her as the scholars,-forgivethe slang.
16
Her clear enunciation made the slang phrase sound like the purest English.
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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