Plural of slang
regular plural
The plural of slang is slangs.
Forms of slang
| Singular | slang /ˈslæŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | slangs |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Slangs in a sentence
- Anyway, I have learned many slangs while I am in New York, and one of them, a remarkable slang, is sheister.1921, Horace Fish, The Great Way: A Story of the Joyful, the Sorrowful, the Glorious, New York: Mitchell Kennerley
- The internet comes up with so many slangs used by people to survive in the online world.2019, Hendi Pratama, Linguistic Politeness in Online Communication, Semarang: LPPS Unnes
- Slangs are used consciously, or they quite naturally establish and reinforce social identity or cohesiveness within a group or with a trend or fashion in society.2021 September 3, Charudutta Panigrahi, “The Intimacy Of Slangs”, in Odisha News, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025. From the entry cohesiveness
Meaning of slang
- noun Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
- noun Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
- noun The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to conceal one's meaning from outsiders; cant.
Questions about the plural of slang
- What is the plural of slang?
- The plural of slang is slangs.
- Is slang countable?
- Slang is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: slang (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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