SLANG


Meaning of SLANG in English

imp. of sling. slung.

2. slang ·- of sling.

3. slang ·noun a fetter worn on the leg by a convict.

4. slang ·noun any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.

5. slang ·vt to address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language.

6. slang ·noun 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.

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