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Slang

Slang is a vocabulary (words, phrases, and linguistic usage) of an informal register, common in everyday conversation but avoided in formal writing and speech. It also often refers to the language exclusively used by the members of particular in-groups in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both. The word itself came about in the…

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Etymology of the word slang

Defining slang

Formation of slang

Social implications

In popular culture

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Slang

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples124
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

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Slang

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related to Further reading · 24
Slang → A-Z, Also, American, Americanisms, Aussie, Australia, Barrett, Bloomsbury, Cridland, Dickson, Dictionary, Elly, Grant, Green, Green's, Hardball, Hatchet Jobs, Jonathon, Mitford, Oxford Dictionary
related to External links · 17
Slang → Albert Barrère, American, Archived April, Bradley, Cant, Charles Godfrey Leland, Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica, English, Henry, Jargon, Popular, SlangLang Archived November, The Online Slang Dictionary, Vol, Wayback Machine, Wikimedia Commons
related to Etymology of the word slang · 13
Slang → Aberdeen, By, English, In, In Scots, It, Jonathon Green, London, Norwegian, Oxford English Dictionary, Scandinavian, The, William Scott
related to Indexicality · 11
Slang → An Introduction, As, Elisa Mattiello's, English Slang, For, Michael Silverstein's, Therefore, These, This, Using, While
related to Defining slang · 10
Slang → Attempting, Bethany, Dumas, It, It's, Its, Jonathan Lighter, Linguists, Some, This
related to Subculture associations · 9
Slang → During, For, Leet, Leetspeak, LOL, Often, Other, ROFL, SMS
related to In popular culture · 7
Slang → Ball, Fire, Gary Cooper, Idiocracy, The, These, US Army
related to Social media and internet slang · 7
Slang → Facebook, Instagram, November, Other, These, This, Twitter
see also · 6
Slang → Canting CrewSlang, DictionaryGrammelotGibberishMacaronic, Language, Modern, New Dictionary, Terms Ancient
related to Formation of slang · 5
Slang → Eric Partridge, It, Nevertheless, The, This

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terms term language group word used social words dictionary online use often associated jargon english lexicon particular usage standard speech

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Slangis avocabulary0.90text
Slangis aphenomenon of speech0.90text
ASAP Rocky'sinstance ofhas gained popularity through Rap songs0.80text
software crackersinstance ofwas originally popular only among certain internet subcultures0.80text
online video gamersinstance ofwas originally popular only among certain internet subcultures0.80text
Twitterinstance ofThese are especially associated with services0.80text
whichinstance ofThese are especially associated with services0.80text
Slangrelated to Debates about slangSome0.60section
Slangrelated to Debates about slangHowever0.60section
Slangrelated to Debates about slangWhile0.60section
Slangrelated to Debates about slangNoam Chomsky0.60section
Slangrelated to Defining slangLinguists0.60section

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