slang
Example Sentences
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Comey has said he did not realize that “86,” a slang term for getting rid of something, had violent connotations.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
It, apparently, has nothing to do with “looks-maxxing” and other related Gen-Z slang that’s dominated the pages of major news publications in recent months.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Soon after he was spotted, a San Francisco-based Redditor named Des Tan called him Chonker, a play on chonky, which is slang for humorously chubby, and it stuck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The peelers – slang in Northern Ireland for police – have often been in the headlines in Northern Ireland, and not always for the right reasons.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
But when he gets around his white friends—especially the boys—he puts on a voice and uses slang and acts in ways that seem so opposite of who he really is.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
Vocabulary lists containing slang
Language and Grammar - Middle School
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