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slanguage

noun
/ˈslæŋˌɡwɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Blend of slang + (lang)uage.

  1. derived from *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s✻
  2. derived from dingua
  3. derived from lingua
  4. derived from *linguāticum✻
  5. derived from language
  6. inherited from langage
  7. compounded as slanguage — “slang + language”

Definitions

  1. A particular vernacular or vocabulary of slang

    A particular vernacular or vocabulary of slang; the jargon or lingo of a particular group.

    • Slanguage words tend to lead mayfly lives, counting their duration by days instead of decades. For every one that survives there are dozens of crib deaths.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for slanguage. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA