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
- noun A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
- noun The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
- noun A strongly marked style of speaking.
cant — full definition
- noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
- noun Insincere or hypocritical talk, especially moralizing speech.
- noun A tilt, slope, or angled position.
- verb To tilt or set something at an angle.