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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
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Recent Examples of slang
Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
As more newcomers arrived, Hernandez watched as Mexican American students switched up their playground slang to be better understood by their new classmates from Venezuela, Colombia and Peru.
—CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The word — or, rather, number — has become a popular slang term in recent months, particularly for members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Lyrically, it’s cleverly charged with local Cuban slang and phrases, and describes a person who’s not impressed and can’t be fooled by fake people.
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
As more newcomers arrived, Hernandez watched as Mexican American students switched up their playground slang to be better understood by their new classmates from Venezuela, Colombia and Peru.
—CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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No foreign or slang words or terms, or phonetic spellings or mirror images of words or terms that fall into any of the previous categories.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The word — or, rather, number — has become a popular slang term in recent months, particularly for members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slang
Noun
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This bipartisan push is more than a simple change of terminology.—
Adam Abutaa,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Can explain the background of that terminology?—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Steven Gebelin, who represented Puig in 2021 and 2022, testified at trial that his then-client tried to be helpful during the interview but, because the interpreter’s Spanish dialect differed from Puig’s, his answers were translated poorly.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Puig’s former attorney Steven Gebelin testified that during the January 2022 interview, Puig tried to be helpful in answering the investigators’ questions and the interpreter struggled with Puig’s Spanish dialect, according to the New York Times.—
Jaimie Ding,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Her outfit stayed inside Browne’s gray suit vocabulary, layering a glen-check blazer with strong shoulders layered over a matching waist panel and pleated detail at the hip, finished with the brand’s red-white-blue grosgrain tab at the hem.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Moira, a career-capping (and Emmy-winning) role in the comedy created by Eugene and son Dan Levy, brought O’Hara legions of new fans — and elevated a new vocabulary.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Despite speaking different languages, Toro Sepulveda and Henry became close friends, both said.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
10 Feb. 2026
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The new program at Butler is one of just five Deaf education programs in the country with a focus on spoken language, according to the program’s website.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slang. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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