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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
Examples of slang in a Sentence
Noun
tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 3 June 2025
This translates as: The banlieues influence Paris and Paris influences the world (Paname is French slang for the city).
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
This slang often emerges from social media platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, and gaming communities, where short, catchy, and visually oriented communication is essential.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Learning the forum’s slang was the key to understanding its jokes: lulz, fren, TFW, troll.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Today's teen slang might seem like complete gibberish, but you may be surprised by how many terms echo phrases from the past.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 3 June 2025
This translates as: The banlieues influence Paris and Paris influences the world (Paname is French slang for the city).
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
This slang often emerges from social media platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, and gaming communities, where short, catchy, and visually oriented communication is essential.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Learning the forum’s slang was the key to understanding its jokes: lulz, fren, TFW, troll.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slang
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slang. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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