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Meaning of slang

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  slang
      n 1: 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" [syn: {slang}, {slang expression}, {slang
           term}]
      2: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
         thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {slang}, {cant},
         {jargon}, {lingo}, {argot}, {patois}, {vernacular}]
      v 1: use slang or vulgar language
      2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
         everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe},
         {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put
         one over}, {put one across}]
      3: abuse with coarse language

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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