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slangi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • argot noun A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  • cant noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
  • jargon noun Specialized vocabulary used by people in a particular profession or field, often hard for outsiders to follow.
  • parlance noun The particular way of speaking or set of terms used by a certain group, trade, or field.
  • slang noun Very informal words and phrases not used in standard, formal speech or writing.
  • vernacular noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.

Senses

slangi is used for these senses in English:

  • argot The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
  • cant (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
  • parlance A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
  • slang Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
  • vernacular Language unique to a particular group of people.

argot — full definition

  1. noun A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  2. noun The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
  3. noun A strongly marked style of speaking.

cant — full definition

  1. noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
  2. noun Insincere or hypocritical talk, especially moralizing speech.
  3. noun A tilt, slope, or angled position.
  4. verb To tilt or set something at an angle.

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