Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Language marked by the use of slang.
  • noun Slang peculiar to a group.

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  • noun A particular vernacular or vocabulary of slang; the jargon or lingo of a particular group.

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  • noun language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Blend of slang and language.]

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Blend of slang and language

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Examples

  • Even slanguage is malleable, as “bling” has now been molded into the new word “eco-bling” (the more specific piece of slanguage that my fellow blogger wanted me to address).

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • Hopefully “eco-bling” becomes a staple in slanguage and does experience a one-hit wonder word moment.

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • Thus, I have adopted the broad term slanguage for this disquisition on the informal speech (seldom the writing) of students (seldom faculty) at St. Paul's School, a rural boarding school set in Concord, New Hampshire.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 3 1983

  • In speaking at these mass meetings I had to resort to the use of American "slanguage" in order to have them know that I was truly American and not a German from America.

    What is Happening in Germany 1925

  • The pedagogue objects that it violates good form and established usage, but why should the habits of hundreds of years ago control when they can not satisfy the needs of youth, which requires a _lingua franca_ of its own, often called "slanguage"?

    Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene G. Stanley Hall 1885

  • Variety magazine has published a guide to its unique 'slanguage'.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Before making its way into the American pop world, “bling” was being tossed around in Jamaican slanguage.

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • There is something so fresh and alive about “slanguage” that always keeps me on my toes.

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • So whether you “get your kicks” (find fun) or “get your kicks” (pick up some sneakers), there is one thing that remains true: sturdy slanguage survives. image courtesy of sling@flickr

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • The slanguage of DC is a nice blend of current culture and heavy sarcasm.

    blog – syllable studio 2009

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  • a vocabulary of slang or language that uses a lot of slang.

    June 27, 2007

  • i didn't know this was a real word. weird.

    May 20, 2012