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• n  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
• n  a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
• v  use slang or vulgar language
• v  fool or hoax
• v  abuse with coarse language

• Bruce Rodgers, who compiled more than 12,000 terms for his book The Queens' Vernacular, acknowledges that many gay activists regard gay slang as "another link in the chain which .
• The classic slang of the '60s is almost a dead language now.
• Diao is a Taiwanese slang usually translated as "cool" or "outrageous.

• slang expression
• slang term
• cant
• jargon
• lingo
• argot
• patois
• vernacular
• gull
• dupe
• befool
• cod
• fool
• put on
• take in
• put one over
• put one across

News & Articles

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• City Slang: Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr on Conan
  Local boys Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. appeared on the Conan O’Brien Show this week and performed the single “If You Didn’t See Me (Then You Weren’t On the Dancefloor)”. The clip can be seen here. They also played the unreleased song “War Zone”. That clip can be seen here. Click here to join the City Slang Turntable community!!! Follow @City_Slang
  June 14, 2013 - Detroit Metro Times
• US Dollar, S&P 500 Threaten to Overturn Multi-Month Rising Trends
  Slang referring to U.S. paper currency. Dead presidents can refer to any unit of currency, but most often ...
  June 13, 2013 - Investopedia
• Session Recap: USD to fresh 4-month lows; Equity markets thrashed
  Slang referring to U.S. paper currency. Dead presidents can refer to any unit of currency, but most often ...
  June 13, 2013 - Investopedia

Quotes

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• Kia Joorabchian in BBC Sport
  I think the problem with people, as they start to mature, they say, 'Rap is a young man's game,' and they keep trying to make young songs. But you don't know the slang - it changes every day. You can visit the topic, but these young kids live it... Jay Z http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNF51tPYOdD4jsh3m4TMIJlo4_7F5w Hipandpop.com : Hip & Popular http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.hipandpop.com/jay-z-ll-cool-j-diss/1167/&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHoJdpG13C7Sg2bjdwFh_oPgvwI5g Jun 15, 2010 90864 120954 slang Sometimes comments get a bit lost in translation," Joorabchian told the BBC. "If you use slang terminology, that slang, interpreted word for word, may not sound as it would in context."