slang
Example Sentences
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Its title comes from a Delhi University slang: to "give it those ones" is to perform one's usual act - bungles included.
From BBC
“My date drop was chopped,” one student wrote, using a slang term for unattractiveness.
He is hired as an intern by a phony physician whose reputation is founded on knowledge of “a certain professional slang, humored by a medical face.”
By rephrasing melodies, throwing in slang, using nonsense syllables, embracing scatting, and making it seem as if he was speaking directly to you, he changed the way people sang and thought about vocal performances.
His decision has stirred discussion on social media, where some have called Macron "kéké", which is French slang for a show-off.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
