Synonyms for slang
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1. slangnoun

   Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.

   Synonyms:
   dialect, vernacular, lingo, jargon, cant

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1. 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

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1. 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, jargon

2. slang, 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, jargoon

3. slangverb

   use slang or vulgar language

   Synonyms:
   befool, fool, put one across, gull, take in, dupe, put one over, cod, put on

4. gull, 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 in

5. slangverb

   abuse with coarse language

   Synonyms:
   befool, fool, put one across, gull, take in, dupe, put one over, cod, put on

Matched Categories

1. • Abuse
   • Deceive
   • Speak

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1. slangnoun

   Synonyms:
   cant, low language, colloquial expression, inelegant expression

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1. List of paraphrases for "slang":

   jargon

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1. Raymond Chandler:

   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.

2. Joey Hansen:

   I was like' Hey boss !' bergen Beach's slang, like a term I call my friends.

3. Anthony Burgess:

   The downtrodden, who are the great creators of slang.

4. G. K. Chesterton:

   All slang is a metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

5. Lisa Bloom:

   It either means get a belt to assault someone with, or it’s slang for a gun. Either way, The Strap’s The Strap, especially considering he has 18 million Instagram followers, he wants to put The Strap on hats ? Are you kidding me ?