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| —n | |
| 1. | a. vocabulary, idiom, etc, that is not appropriate to the standard form of a language or to formal contexts, may be restricted as to social status or distribution, and is characteristically more metaphorical and transitory than standard language |
| b. (as modifier): a slang word | |
| 2. | another word for jargon |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to abuse (someone) with vituperative language; insult |
| [C18: of unknown origin] | |
| 'slangy | |
| —adj | |
| 'slangily | |
| —adv | |
| 'slanginess | |
| —n | |
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Slangily
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| slang (slæŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. vocabulary, idiom, etc, that is not appropriate to the standard form of a language or to formal contexts, may be restricted as to social status or distribution, and is characteristically more metaphorical and transitory than standard language |
| b. (as modifier): a slang word | |
| 2. | another word for jargon |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to abuse (someone) with vituperative language; insult |
| [C18: of unknown origin] | |
| 'slangy | |
| —adj | |
| 'slangily | |
| —adv | |
| 'slanginess | |
| —n | |
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