slang

Example Sentences

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To describe the phenomenon, he used the slang word "glazing" -- to excessively praise something.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Department of Homeland Security officials repeatedly have expressed alarm about the potential for agents to be “doxxed,” a slang term for revealing a person’s private information online.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

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.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

His decision has stirred discussion on social media, where some have called Macron "kéké", which is French slang for a show-off.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Every type of artillery had a nickname—toad, monkey, bee—as did every piece of equipment and every type of transportation, and sometimes the French slang terms were different entirely from the English ones.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse