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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems
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Recent Examples of slang
Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Defense attorneys countered that these slang terms can take on many meanings.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
Gone are the days when we were limited to the 26 letters of the alphabet to make up slang words and phrases.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 30 June 2025
As with many slang terms, the origins of the phrase are murky, but many social media users have credited it as starting in African American Language.
—Nicole Stock, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Rizz, which pulls its name from slang for charisma, uses generative AI to help users craft replies to dating app messages based on uploaded screenshots.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Defense attorneys countered that these slang terms can take on many meanings.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
Gone are the days when we were limited to the 26 letters of the alphabet to make up slang words and phrases.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 30 June 2025
As with many slang terms, the origins of the phrase are murky, but many social media users have credited it as starting in African American Language.
—Nicole Stock, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slang
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The terminology was familiar to locals when trying to sniff out stray Mancs around football matches and the crowd loved it — although one of them scaled a 260ft floodlight and refused to come down as the anthemic bass from Loose Fit’s opening chords followed.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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There’s little turnover in terminology, or in culture.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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Look for loot and get a glimpse of life in the historic Marolles district south of the city center, once famous for the increasingly rare local dialect, Brusseleer, a.k.a.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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While over 20 dialects are spoken in Liberia, English is the official language of the country.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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One obvious benefit of Flett and Hewitt’s approach has been to give people a vocabulary and a framework for understanding an important thread running through a variety of conditions.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Children may have less height, vocabulary, and power than adults do.—
Philip Nel
July 28,
Literary Hub,
28 July 2025
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But their language echoes the same arguments about unfair trade, deficits and national security that Trump invoked during his reciprocal tariff rollout.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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Barring any specific language in the Wilkins contract, the Raiders will have an uphill battle to fight.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slang. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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