slang expression


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Noun1.slang expression - informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasionsslang expression - informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"
slang, slang term
non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
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