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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
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Slang is
vocabulary (words, phrases, and
linguistic usages) of an
informal register,
common in
spoken conversation but
avoided in
formal writing. It also...
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Rhyming slang is a form of
slang word
construction in the
English language. It is
especially prevalent in the UK and Australia. It was
first used in the...
- 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...
- A Chad, in
modern internet slang, is
generally a ****ually
active "alpha male". The term has
become a
slang term
across the
internet and
among adolescents...
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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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slang names have been
identified for
marijuana and hashish, the
dried leaves and
flowers harvested from
cannabis for drug use, including: Most
slang names...
- The term **** is a
slang term, used as a noun
meaning **** and as an
adjective describing things ****ociated with ****ism. It
originated as a homophobic...
- **** (/bɪtʃ/ bich) is a
pejorative slang word for a person,
usually a woman. When
applied to a
woman or girl, it
means someone who is belligerent, unreasonable...
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British slang is English-language
slang originating from and used in the
United Kingdom and also used to a
limited extent in
Anglophone countries such...
- "Snowflake" is a
derogatory slang term for a person,
implying that they have an
inflated sense of uniqueness, an
unwarranted sense of entitlement, or...
