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slang Synonyms

slang

cant, argot, colloquialism, dialect, neologism, pidgin English, vulgarism, vulgarity, pseudology, lingo, jargon, shoptalk, dog Latin, slanguage*, English as she is spoke*, Franglais*, Americanese*, Spanglish*; see also dialect, jargon 3, language 1. See syn. study at dialect.

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Because of this, "two bits" is still slang for twenty-five cents in the United States.
American English is taught in schools and American slang is practiced in bars everywhere.
CARPET-BAGGER, a political slang term for a person who stands as a candidate for election in a locality in which he is a stranger.
Kiera sought an explanation, recalling he was not familiar with most slang despite his mastery of English.
The word is of frequent use as a slang term - e.g.

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