slang

3 definitions • 5 examples

very informal language that is usually spoken rather than written, used especially by particular groups of people:

army slang

a slang expression

"Chicken" is slang for someone who isn't very brave.

to attack with angry, uncontrolled language:

The players started slanging each other in the middle of the game.

very informal language that is used esp. in speech by particular groups of people and which sometimes includes words that are not polite:

computer/teenage slang