SLANG EXPRESSION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar

Example:

their speech was full of slang expressions

Synonyms:

slang; slang expression; slang term

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("slang expression" is a kind of...):

non-standard speech (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)

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