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Slangy

Of or pertaining to slang; of the nature of slang; disposed to use slang.

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Informal 84% connected

Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

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Informal 84% connected

Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

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Patois 74% connected

A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Patois 74% connected

A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slang 74% connected

imp. of Sling. Slung.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slang 74% connected

imp. of Sling. Slung.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slanginess 74% connected

Quality of being slangy.

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Slanginess 74% connected

Quality of being slangy.

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Accent noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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Acceptability noun · 78% connection

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

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Acceptableness noun · 78% connection

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

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Apposition noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Collocation noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Confusable adjective · 78% connection

so similar as to be easily identified for another thing; "potentially confusable senses of words"; "easily mistakable signals"

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Descriptive adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage; "descri…

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Descriptive grammar noun · 78% connection

a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics

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Dialect noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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English noun · 78% connection

the discipline that studies the English language and literature

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Grammar noun · 78% connection

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

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Homonym noun · 78% connection

two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings

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Homophone noun · 78% connection

two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

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Idiom noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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Juxtaposition noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Mistakable adjective · 78% connection

so similar as to be easily identified for another thing; "potentially confusable senses of words"; "easily mistakable signals"

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Nonstandard adjective · 78% connection

not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers…

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Normative adjective · 78% connection

pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

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Alien adjective · 78% connection

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the myst…

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Animalism noun · 78% connection

the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

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Argot noun · 78% connection

A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.

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Beastly adjective · 78% connection

Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.

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Cant noun · 78% connection

Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars.

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Capper noun · 78% connection

A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers [Slang, U. S.].

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Cave verb · 78% connection

To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter.

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Character noun · 78% connection

The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by natur…

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Clannish adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one's clan or clique; actuated by the traditi…

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Cliquish adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques; exclusive in spirit.

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Connatural adjective · 78% connection

Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent; natural.

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Didynamous adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the Didynamia; containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length.

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Flash noun · 78% connection

Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.

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Foreign adjective · 78% connection

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the myst…

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