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slang
Definition:
(nou) informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar (nou) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
Phonetic Transcription:
slæŋ
Examples:
In the scope of the standard, it is slang.
The slang term is not common in the UK.
Also 'potboiler' is a derogatory slang term.
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