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Synonyms for slang
Synonyms: Noun
argot, cant, dialect, jargon, jive, language, lingo, patois, patter, shop, shoptalk, terminology, vocabulary
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tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problemsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Most of the corredores de chocolates (Mexican slang for fake runners) are easy to spot. — The Economist, "Why the Mexico City marathon attracts so many cheats," 22 Aug. 2019 Sandoval said this week, using the Spanish slang for an immigration or border officer. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "‘Battle of Badges’ aboard USS Midway Museum raises money for youth boxing program," 14 June 2019 In the Soviet Union, where these works were banned, the vor’s slang and stories informed the blatnye songs Vladimir Vysotsky was playing in the early 1960s. — Alex Abramovich, The New York Review of Books, "Dons of the Gulag," 9 May 2019 By Amanda Petrusich Puzzles Dept. Man bag, in early-two-thousands slang: five letters. — Lian Cho, The New Yorker, "Off Cloud Nine: The Tale of a Depressed Rain Cloud," 26 Aug. 2019 His prose heaved with period slang and the books featured a mix of real and invented characters through which Ellroy explored the roots of criminal and even psychopathic behaviour. — The Economist, "James Ellroy finally has happiness in his sights," 8 June 2019 In the Old West, silver dollars often replaced buckhorn knives as tokens, and these coins took on the slang name buck. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "English lays its cards on the table of our tongue," 27 July 2019 This quirky duo cover topics such as hooking up, internet slang and smoking marijuana. — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, "Yvie Oddly, Nina West, more Drag Race stars getting new reality shows," 27 June 2019 Microtransactions are in-game purchases that cost real money in exchange for in-game currency, which can be used to buy various items and skins (slang for how a player looks in the game). — NBC News, "What is 'Fortnite?': A look at the video game that has become a phenomenon," 30 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'slang.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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