Words similar to slang
Example sentences for: slang
How can you use “slang” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
People who cleave to such attitudes may also scorn slang, but they are very often unaware of the true pristine condition of the language or of the origins of words that are standard in contemporary speech.
Rhyming slang is a feature of colloquial Australian English, but it appears to have been especially intensive in the underworld and in prisons at this time.
For example, La chata is an affectionate slang term meaning `funny face,' `honey,' or `cutie,' but in Central America or Spain a fellow would probably be punched out if he were to call his girl a `bedpan' or `barge'!
He is of the opinion that slang has formal as well as semantic peculiarities and that names resemble slang in this respect. (p. 301)
, Colloquial, Informal, Slang , etc.) definitions that begin, “As used for labels in this dictionary,.