slanguage

noun

slanguage

noun

/ˈslæŋˌɡwɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology Blend of slang + (lang)uage.

1

Informal A particular vernacular or vocabulary of slang; the jargon or lingo of a particular group.

  • Slanguage words tend to lead mayfly lives, counting their duration by days instead of decades. For every one that survives there are dozens of crib deaths.1994, Richard Lederer, Adventures of a Verbivore, New York: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 107:

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