Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Slang.
Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Slang and, of course, Slang synonyms and on the right images related to the word Slang.
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
-
Slang is
language (words, phrases, and usages) of an
informal register more
common to
spoken than
written usage. It also
sometimes refers to the language...
-
Rhyming slang is a form of
slang word
construction in the
English language. It is
especially prevalent in the UK,
Ireland and Australia. It was
first used...
-
Internet slang (also
called Internet shorthand, cyber-
slang, netspeak,
digispeak or chatspeak) is a non-standard or
unofficial form of
language used by...
-
London slang is a
mixture of
words and
phrases originating in the city and
around the globe,
commonly spoken in London. As
London occupies a dominant...
- LGBT
slang, LGBT speak, or ****
slang is a set of
slang lexicon used
predominantly among LGBT people. It has been used in
various languages since the early...
- This is a list of
slang terms used by
people to
describe LGBT (****, ****, bi****ual and transgender) people. Many
terms are
slurs against LGBT people...
-
Military slang is an
array of
colloquial terminology used
commonly by
military personnel,
including slang which is
unique to or
originates with the armed...
- A
slang dictionary is a
reference book
containing an
alphabetical list of
slang,
which is
vernacular vocabulary not
generally acceptable in
formal usage...
- A Chad, in
internet slang, is
generally a ****ually
active "alpha male". The term has
become a
slang term
across the
internet and
among adolescents in...
- ****ual
slang is a set of
linguistic terms and
phrases used to
refer to ****ual organs, processes, and activities; they are
generally considered colloquial...
