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- slang noun /slæŋ/ /slæŋ/ [uncountable] very informal words and expressions that are more common in spoken language, especially used by a particular group of people, for example, children, criminals, soldiers, etc.
The meaning of SLANG is language peculiar to a particular group. How to use slang in a sentence.
Slang refers to a type of language that's too informal to use in certain situations. You can tell a word or phrase is slang when it becomes uncool to use it after a while — like "groovy" or "far out." Often, slang terms are considered vulgar or offensive to use in polite conversation.
Slang is vocabulary that is used between people who belong to the same social group and who know each other well. Slang is very informal language. It can offend people if it is used about other people or outside a group of people who know each other well.
noun. /slæŋ/. [uncountable] very informal words and expressions that are more common in spoken language, especially used by a particular group of people, for example children, criminals, soldiers, etc. teenage slang a slang word/expression/term see rhyming slang.
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word slang, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Slang is words, expressions, and meanings that are informal and are used by people who know each other very well or who have the same interests.
