slang : Idioms & Phrases
Back slang
- a kind of slang in which every word is written or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man.
Webster 1913
rhyming slang
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noun slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component
- Cockney rhyming slang
WordNet
slang expression
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noun informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
slang expression; slang.
- their speech was full of slang expressions
WordNet
slang term
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noun informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
slang expression; slang.
- their speech was full of slang expressions
WordNet
slang-whanger
Slang"-whang`er noun
Etymology
Definitions
One who uses abusive slang; a ranting partisan. Colloq. or Humorous W. Irving.