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SLANGY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang

Example:

slangy speech

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

informal (used of spoken and written language)

Derivation:

slang (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

slang (informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar)

slanginess (casualness in use of language)

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