Thesaurus: slang

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1. imp. of Sling. Slung.
2. n. Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.
3. n. A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.
4. n. Low, word/class">class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/vulgar">vulgar, class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/unauthorized">unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc.
5. v. t. To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language.
6. of Sling
7. n. informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
8. n. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
9. v. use slang or vulgar language
10. v. fool or hoax
11. v. abuse with coarse language
12. imp. of Sling. Slung. [Archaic] Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. [Local, Eng.] Holland. A fetter worn on the leg by a convict. [Eng.] Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc. To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language. [Colloq.] Every gentleman abused by a cabman or slanged by a bargee was bound there and then to take off his coat and challenge him to fisticuffs. London Spectator.