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slangify

slangify verb: to convert into slang; to add slang lexis; to make slangish.

Verb

slangify (third-person singular simple present slangifies, present participle slangifying, simple past and past participle slangified)

  1. To convert into slang; to add slang lexis; to make slangish.

Forms of slangify

third-person singular presentslangifies
present participleslangifying
past participleslangified
pastslangified

Origin of slangify

From slang + -ify.

Questions about slangify

What does slangify mean?
Slangify means to convert into slang; to add slang lexis; to make slangish.
What part of speech is slangify?
Slangify is a verb.
What is the past tense of slangify?
The past tense of slangify is slangified.

Words near slangify in the dictionary

  1. slangier
  2. slangiest
  3. slangification
  4. slangified
  5. slangifies
  6. slangify
  7. slangifying
  8. slangily
  9. slanginess
  10. slanging
  11. slanging match

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