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Slang is very informal language. A group often has its own slang — young people, workers in one job, people in one city, or, in older talk, people outside the law.
Slang俚語 is very informal是非常不正式的 language語言。 A group一個群體 often常常 has its own slang有自己的俚語—— young people年輕人、 workers in one job同一行業的員工、 people in one city同一個城市的人、 or或者 in older talk用較舊的說法來說，就是 people outside the law法外之徒。
Some slang is playful; some is rude or . It changes fast: a slang word can feel fresh one year and tired the next.
Some slang有些俚語 is playful是俏皮的； some有些 is rude or unkind是粗魯或不友善的。 It它 changes fast變化很快： a slang word一個俚語詞 can feel fresh one year今年可能感覺很新鮮， and而 tired the next明年卻顯得過時。
Dictionaries mark it because it does not belong in careful school writing, though actually almost everyone uses a little slang when they speak. Slang is not the same as the everyday English of a place, and it is not just 'any informal word'.
Dictionaries字典 mark it會標記它 because因為 it does not belong它不適合出現 in careful school writing在嚴謹的學校寫作中， though actually不過事實上 almost everyone幾乎每個人 when they speak說話的時候 uses a little slang都會用一點俚語。 Slang俚語 is not the same as不等於 the everyday English of a place某個地方的日常英語， and而且 it is not just它也不只是 'any informal word'「任何不正式的詞」。
The first uses, in the 1700s, pointed at the special talk of tramps and thieves; the origin of the word itself is unknown. It is not believed to come from language or lingo, even though that story is easy to believe. It may come from a North European 'throw / fling' family of words — that is a guess scholars still argue about, not a fact to learn by heart.
The first uses最早的用法， in the 1700s在1700年代， pointed at指的是 the special talk of tramps and thieves流浪漢和小偷的特殊行話； the origin of the word itself這個詞本身的來源 is unknown則不明。 It它 is not believed to come from並不被認為是來自 language or lingo「language」或「lingo」這兩個詞， even though即使 that story這個說法 is easy to believe很容易讓人相信。 It它 may come from也許來自 a North European一個北歐 'throw / fling' family of words意思是「丟、拋」的同源詞—— that是 a guess scholars still argue about學者還在爭論的一個猜測， not a fact to learn by heart不是要死背的事實。
As a verb, to slang someone can mean to use rude words at them, but the main student meaning is the noun: this kind of in-group talk.
As a verb作為動詞使用時， to slang someone can mean to use rude words at them對某人slang可以是指用粗話罵他們， but但 the main student meaning is the noun對學生來說主要的意思是名詞用法： this kind of in-group talk也就是這種小圈子裡的行話。
組成Origin unknown. First recorded around 1756 for the special talk of tramps and thieves. Not believed to come from language or lingo. Possibly from a North Germanic 'sling / throw' word, but that is not certain.
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- slangythe adjective: full of slang, or in a slang style
原始詞典資料15 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
slangnoun詞源 1/ˈslæŋ/
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Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
- She was amused by his talk, which was simple, straightforward, rather humorous and keen, and interspersed with homely expressions of a style which is sometimes called slang.
- English-speaking Australians have always had a love affair with slang.
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Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
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The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to conceal one's meaning from outsiders; cant.
- "Oh, there are so many superior teas and sugars now. Superior is getting to be shopkeepers' slang. / "Are you beginning to dislike slang, then?" said Rosamond, with mild gravity. / "Only the wrong sort. All choice of words is slang. It marks a class." / "There is correct English: that is not slang." / "I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets."
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A particular variety of slang; the slang used by a particular group.
- [F]or a detailed analysis see Liberman (2008 157ff) who sees it as one of a number of terms found in pan-European slangs meaning concealment and/or cheating.
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An item of slang; a slang word or expression.
- Anyway, I have learned many slangs while I am in New York, and one of them, a remarkable slang, is sheister.
- The internet comes up with so many slangs used by people to survive in the online world. Many of those slangs are in the form of abbreviations, for instance, the word "u" which refers to "you"[.]
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A curse word.
- Such attempts were made even more aggressive by the fact that these local women were known for picking fights easily and using slangs to verbally abuse their neighbours.
slangverb詞源 1/ˈslæŋ/
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datedTo vocally abuse, or shout at.
- Also, he had to keep his temper when he was slanged in the theatre porch by a policeman.
- Stephen feared that he would yell louder, and was hostile. But they made friends and treated each other, and slanged the proprietor and ragged the pretty girls …
slangnoun詞源 3/ˈslæŋ/
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dialectalAny long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.
- There runneth forth into the sea a certaine shelfe or slang, like unto an out~thrust tongue.
slangnoun詞源 4/ˈslæŋ/
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obsoleteA fetter worn on the leg by a convict.
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obsoleteA counterfeit weight or measure.
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obsoleteA travelling show, or one of its performances.
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obsoleteA hawker's license.
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obsoleteA watchchain.
slangverb詞源 5/ˈslæŋ/
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To sell (something, especially illegal drugs).
- Everyday I wake up gotta get back to the gwop Just another fuckin day in that gangway slangin rocks
- Whip, whip in the trap do up kitchen that's food (that's food) Cookin up grub Fuck, these niggas cookin up soup (uhhhhh) Slang the crack or the black Put the light and dark on the move Gold and brown and cute Gyal love me and I love them too (too)
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。