slanguage
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slan·guage
(slăng′gwĭj)n.
1. Language marked by the use of slang.
2. Slang peculiar to a group: the slanguage of the street; a glossary of Chicago slanguage.
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slanguage
(ˈslæŋɡwɪdʒ)n
(Languages) a language using slang
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slan•guage
(ˈslæŋ gwɪdʒ)n.
1. slang; a vocabulary of slang.
2. language employing much slang.
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Noun | 1. | slanguage - language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" |
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