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    SLANG TERM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Example:

    their speech was full of slang expressions

    Synonyms:

    slang; slang expression; slang term

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("slang term" 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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