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Antonyms for slang
slæŋslang
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Wiktionary
slangnoun
Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
Synonyms:
dialect, vernacular, lingo, jargon, cant
English Synonyms and Antonyms
slang
A colloquialism is an expression not coarse or low, and perhaps not incorrect, but below the literary grade; educated persons are apt to allow themselves some colloquialisms in familiar conversation, which they would avoid in writing or public speaking. Slang, in the primary sense, denotes expressions that are either coarse and rude in themselves or chiefly current among the coarser and ruder part of the community; there are also many expressions current in special senses in certain communities that may be characterized as slang; as, college slang; club slang; racing slang. In the evolution of language many words originally slang are adopted by good writers and speakers, and ultimately take their place as accepted English. A vulgarism is an expression decidedly incorrect, and the use of which is a mark of ignorance or low breeding. Cant, as used in this connection, denotes the barbarous jargon used as a secret language by thieves, tramps, etc. Compare DICTION; LANGUAGE.
Synonyms:
cant, colloquialism, vulgarism, vulgarity
Princeton's WordNet
slang, slang expression, slang termnoun
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"
Synonyms:
cant, slang term, patois, slang expression, vernacular, argot, lingo, jargonslang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacularverb
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
"they don't speak our lingo"
Synonyms:
cant, slang term, bevel, patois, slang expression, vernacular, argot, pious platitude, lingo, camber, buzzword, jargon, chamfer, bank, jargoonslangverb
use slang or vulgar language
Synonyms:
befool, fool, put one across, gull, take in, dupe, put one over, cod, put ongull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one acrossverb
fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
Synonyms:
earn, draw, take in, put one over, gather in, suck up, assimilate, invite, befool, catch, imbibe, make, pull in, don, put on, tantalise, put one across, take, have, suck, adopt, view, rally, tease, assume, see, fool around, horse around, gain, fool away, fritter, ingest, realise, apply, ride, turn in, get into, sop up, watch, receive, fritter away, arse around, clear, razz, frivol away, gull, take up, soak up, tantalize, cod, dissipate, fool, shoot, bring in, overhear, rag, mount, taunt, wear, dupe, realize, consume, absorb, collect, bait, twit, suck inslangverb
abuse with coarse language
Synonyms:
befool, fool, put one across, gull, take in, dupe, put one over, cod, put on
How to use slang in a sentence?
All slang is a metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.
Sometimes United States just for fun, perhaps these lighter slang and pop culture newcomers to our dictionary reflect another important aspect of our time -- a cautious optimism and a brighter mood about the future ahead after a trying 2020.
It's easy to imagine that much of what the Chinese know about living in the United States, the slang, the hip hop the technology, comes from the movies, and L.A. has that pedigree.
It is a mass language only in the same sense that its baseball slang is born of baseball players. That is, it is a language which is being molded by writers to do delicate things and yet be within the grasp of superficially educated people. It is not a natural growth, much as its proletarian writers would like to think so. But compared with it at its best, English has reached the Alexandrian stage of formalism and decay.
To clarify, I was enjoying a Miller 'Latte' [slang for Miller Lite], and Hayden was not drinking, we went to a new restaurant that is Texas-based, and being a Southern guy, I'm a big fan of country music. So yes, there was some line dancing involved. Hayden and I are not back together but are working on a friendship.
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