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

In modern slang it’s ghosting, or merely ducking out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

While Legoland has other coasters, many are known as what Storer refers to as “pink knuckle” coasters, slang for safe for kids and families.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Its title comes from a Delhi University slang: to "give it those ones" is to perform one's usual act - bungles included.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

On July 26, the men cheered the return of “Old Jamaica,” sailors’ slang for the sun.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong