Meaning of Slang | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
   countable, uncountable
2. Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.
   UK, dialectal
3. A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.
   UK, obsolete
4. Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
   countable, uncountable
5. A counterfeit weight or measure.
   UK, obsolete, slang
6. The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to conceal one's meaning from outsiders; cant.
   countable, uncountable
7. A travelling show, or one of its performances.
   UK, obsolete, slang
8. A particular variety of slang; the slang used by a particular group.
   countable
9. A hawker's license.
   UK, obsolete, slang
10. An item of slang; a slang word or expression.
    countable
11. A watchchain.
    UK, obsolete, slang
12. A curse word.
    India, countable

Equivalents

Examples

“She was amused by his talk, which was simple, straightforward, rather humorous and keen, and interspersed with homely expressions of a style which is sometimes called slang.”

“English-speaking Australians have always had a love affair with slang.”

“After years when I met a friend inside the aircraft and could sense stiffness in the conversation, a whiff of mild slang was the ice breaker, followed by loads of campus nostalgia.”

“"Oh, there are so many superior teas and sugars now. Superior is getting to be shopkeepers' slang. / "Are you beginning to dislike slang, then?" said Rosamond, with mild gravity. / "Only the wrong sort. All choice of words is slang. It marks a class." / "There is correct English: that is not slang." / "I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets."”

“[F]or a detailed analysis see Liberman (2008 157ff) who sees it as one of a number of terms found in pan-European slangs meaning concealment and/or cheating.”

“Anyway, I have learned many slangs while I am in New York, and one of them, a remarkable slang, is sheister.”

“The internet comes up with so many slangs used by people to survive in the online world. Many of those slangs are in the form of abbreviations, for instance, the word "u" which refers to "you"[.]”

“More importantly and closer to life, slangs help build an instant intimacy and informality.”

“Such attempts were made even more aggressive by the fact that these local women were known for picking fights easily and using slangs to verbally abuse their neighbours.”

“There runneth forth into the sea a certaine shelfe or slang, like unto an out~thrust tongue.”

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