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slanguage

slan·guage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [slang-gwij]
    • /ˈslæŋ gwɪdʒ/
    • /ˈslæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slang-gwij]
    • /ˈslæŋ gwɪdʒ/

Definitions of slanguage word

  • noun slanguage slang; a vocabulary of slang. 1
  • noun slanguage language employing much slang. 1
  • noun slanguage a language using slang 0

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Origin of slanguage

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; blend of slang1 and language

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Slanguage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

slanguage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

slanguage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for slanguage

noun slanguage

  • doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
  • fustian — a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
  • jargon — a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.
  • newspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”.

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