Definition und Bedeutung von „slang“ im Englischen

Slang

SUBSTANTIV

language or expressions distinctive to a particular social, professional, or cultural group

Beispiele

He learned the slang of his new workplace quickly.

Slang, Umgangssprache

words or expressions that are very informal and more common in spoken form, used especially by a particular group of people, such as criminals, children, etc.

Beispiele

Skaters have their own slang, with terms like ' gnarly' to describe something impressive or ' shredding' to refer to skilled skateboarding.

Skater haben ihren eigenen Slang, mit Begriffen wie 'gnarly', um etwas Beeindruckendes zu beschreiben, oder 'shredding', um sich auf geschicktes Skateboarding zu beziehen.

to slang

VERB

to insult someone using offensive language

Beispiele

The coach slanged the players for their poor performance.

to deceive or trick someone

Beispiele

They slanged the tourists with a bogus guide.

to speak using slang or vulgar expressions

Beispiele

She avoided slanging in the professional meeting.

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