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slang Definition

• (n) informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"
• (n) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don''t speak our lingo"
• (v) use slang or vulgar language
• (v) fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!"
• (v) abuse with coarse language

slang Synonyms

• argot
• befool
• cant
• cod
• dupe
• fool
• gull
• jargon
• lingo
• patois
• put on
• put one across
• put one over
• slang
• take in
• vernacular