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nonslangy

nonslangy adjective: not slangy; not including or given to slang.

Adjective

nonslangy (not comparable)

  1. Not slangy; not including or given to slang.
    • In fact, plenty of SponTax is available in noncasual, nonslangy language.2012, Peter Elbow, Vernacular Eloquence: What Speech Can Bring to Writing

Origin of nonslangy

From non- + slangy.

Questions about nonslangy

What does nonslangy mean?
Nonslangy means not slangy; not including or given to slang.
What part of speech is nonslangy?
Nonslangy is an adjective.

Words near nonslangy in the dictionary

  1. nonskin
  2. nonskipping
  3. nonslack
  4. nonslam
  5. nonslamming
  6. nonslangy
  7. nonslash
  8. nonslave
  9. nonslaveholder
  10. nonslaveholders
  11. nonslaveholding

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