words or expressions that are very informal and are not considered suitable for more formal situations. Some slang is used only by a particular group of people
In some areas ‘scran’ is a slang word for food.
army/prison/Internet slang
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Types of word or phrase
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adjacency pair
Americanism
slang
noun uncountable
US /slæŋ/
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DEFINITIONS1
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words or expressions that are very informal and are not considered appropriate for more formal situations. Some slang is used only by a particular group of people