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slangy

/slæŋ.i/

slangy adjective: including or given to slang.

Adjective

slangy (comparative slangier, superlative slangiest)

  1. Including or given to slang.
    • His slangy speech was almost uncomprehensible to anyone over the age of 18.
    • [T]he names of places and horses and slangy technicalities of the turf, had interlarded the poor girl's brain-sick babble; […]1862 January – 1863 January, M[ary] E[lizabeth] Braddon, “Fighting the Battle”, in Aurora Floyd. […], volume I, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], published 1863, →OCLC, page 224
    Synonyms:
    slangular
    Antonyms:
    nonslangy
  2. (dated) Loud in dress, manner, and conversation; flashy, vulgar.

Synonyms of slangy

Antonyms

Forms of slangy

comparativeslangier
superlativeslangiest

Origin of slangy

From slang + -y.

Words formed from slangy

Questions about slangy

What does slangy mean?
Slangy means including or given to slang.
What part of speech is slangy?
Slangy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce slangy?
Slangy is pronounced /slæŋ.i/.

Words near slangy in the dictionary

  1. slangwhanger
  2. slangwhangers
  3. slangwhanging
  4. slangwhangs
  5. slangwise
  6. slangy
  7. slanhood
  8. slank
  9. slanket
  10. slankets
  11. slanks

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