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How to pronounce “slang”
Hear “slang” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for slang
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of slang with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language
It's full of current middle-school slang words,
- Definition summary
- Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce slang
Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language

It's full of current middle-school slang words,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “slang”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
- Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
- The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to conceal one's meaning from outsiders; cant.
- (countable) A particular variety of slang; the slang used by a particular group.
- (countable) An item of slang; a slang word or expression.
- (countable, India) A curse word.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, dated) To vocally abuse, or shout at.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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