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SlangSlang Slang, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slanged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slanging.]
To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar
language. [Colloq.]
Every gentleman abused by a cabman or slanged by a
bargee was bound there and then to take off his coat
and challenge him to fisticuffs. --London
Spectator. SlangSlang Slang,
imp. of Sling. Slung. [Archaic] Slang
Slang Slang, n.
Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. [Local, Eng.]
--Holland.
SlangSlang Slang, n. [Cf. Sling.]
A fetter worn on the leg by a convict. [Eng.] Slang
Slang Slang, n. [Said to be of Gypsy origin; but probably from
Scand., and akin to E. sling; cf. Norw. sleng a slinging, an
invention, device, slengja to sling, to cast, slengja kjeften
(literally, to sling the jaw) to use abusive language, to use
slang, slenjeord (ord = word) an insulting word, a new word
that has no just reason for being.]
Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but
unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the
jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low
popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of
sailors, etc.
SlangSling Sling, v. t. [imp. Slung, Archaic Slang; p. p.
Slung; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinging.] [AS. slingan; akin to
D. slingeren, G. schlingen, to wind, to twist, to creep, OHG.
slingan to wind, to twist, to move to and fro, Icel. slyngva,
sl["o]ngva, to sling, Sw. slunga, Dan. slynge, Lith. slinkti
to creep.]
1. To throw with a sling. ``Every one could sling stones at
an hairbreadth, and not miss.' --Judg. xx. 16.
2. To throw; to hurl; to cast. --Addison.
3. To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.
4. (Naut) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc.,
preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
Meaning of SLANG from wikipedia
- A
slang is a
vocabulary (words, phrases, and
linguistic usages) of an
informal register,
common in
everyday conversation but
avoided in
formal writing...
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Slang used or po****rized by
Generation Z (Gen Z;
generally those born
between 1997 and 2012 in the
Western world)
differs from
slang of
earlier generations;...
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LGBTQ slang,
LGBTQ speak, ****
slang, or ****
slang is a set of
English slang lexicon used
predominantly among LGBTQ people. It has been used in various...
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Internet slang (also
called Internet shorthand, cyber-
slang, netspeak,
digispeak or chatspeak) is a non-standard or
unofficial form of
language used by...
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Rhyming slang is a form of
slang word
construction in the
English language. It is
especially prevalent among ****neys in England, and was
first used in...
- **** is a
slang term, used as a noun
meaning ****. It
originated as a
homophobic slur for masculine, butch, or
androgynous girls or women. Pejorative...
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phonology and lexicon,
commonly known as the
Toronto accent and
Toronto slang, respectively. It is a
byproduct of the city's multiculturalism, generally...
- More than 1,200
slang names have been
identified for the
dried leaves and
flowers harvested from the
cannabis plant for drug use. This list is not exhaustive;...
- Back
slang is an
English coded language in
which the
written word is
spoken phonetically backwards. Back
slang is
thought to have
originated in Victorian...
- **** is a
common English slang word for the
human ****. It is ****erted to have been in use as
early as 1450. The term has
given rise to a wide range...
