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slang

How to sign: informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
"their speech was full of slang expressions";

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Categories: non-standard speech

slang

How to sign: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
"they don't speak our lingo";

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Similiar / Same: jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular, cant

Categories: non-standard speech

Within this category: rhyming slang, street name

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