slang

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"I've never actually realised, given how much we use it, that it's slang."

From BBC

But Dictionary.com -- which crowned it word of the year -- said it was Generation Alpha's joke on adults who are "once again struggling to make sense of its notoriously slippery slang".

From Barron's

Crosswords, for him, are arguments on behalf of things: of what qualifies as “common knowledge,” of what role puzzles should play in informing a citizenry, of how wordplay and slang snake into the mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times

By the early 20th century, dictionaries of American slang show gravy drifting from the plate to the pocketbook.

From Salon

She notes that the internet slang term for a woman who acts this way is a “pick-me girl,” meaning a woman who is perceived as putting down other women to garner male approval.

From Salon