slang

Nouns

  • (n) 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
    slang expression, slang term,
  • (n) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    • they don't speak our lingo
    argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, cant,

Verbs

Synonyms

slang expression slang term argot jargon lingo patois vernacular cant cod dupe put one across put one over befool gull take in fool put on

Words of close approximity

slant
slab slag slam slap slat Slav slaw slay
slack slain slake slant slash Slask slate slaty slave
slang expression slangily slanginess slang term slanguage slangy