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: an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech
slanged; slanging; slangs
: to use slang or vulgar abuse
: to abuse with harsh or coarse language
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Noun
tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Fact checked by Sarah Scott Parents of tweens and teens like me are always in need of a brush up on current slang terms, such as lala bop, and rizz.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
The English of this translation is very British, down to the slang (which is no criticism, of course, but simply a note).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Mary Jane Mary Jane is a slang term for marijuana, and, like the word marijuana, its use in different languages is widespread.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Slang terms for marijuana Pot, Mary Jane, grass, reefer, green, hash, ganja and doobie are just a few of the ever-growing list of slang terms used in exchange for marijuana.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Fact checked by Sarah Scott Parents of tweens and teens like me are always in need of a brush up on current slang terms, such as lala bop, and rizz.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
The English of this translation is very British, down to the slang (which is no criticism, of course, but simply a note).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Mary Jane Mary Jane is a slang term for marijuana, and, like the word marijuana, its use in different languages is widespread.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slang. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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