Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially.

Slang is often used as a euphemism and may use informal lexicon to identify with one's peers.

Slang is different from jargon, which is the technical vocabulary of a particular profession, and which meets only the second of the criteria given above.

Slang can be regional ( that is, used only in a particular territory ), but slang terms are often particular instead to a certain subculture, such as music or video gaming.

Slang may fall into disuse over time ; sometimes, however, it grows more and more common until it becomes the dominant way of saying something, at which time it usually comes to be regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ( e. g. the Spanish word caballo or the English word ain't ), although in the case of taboo words there may not be an expression which is considered mainstream or acceptable.

' And as his own character Corinthian Tom explains in Life in London, ' A kind of cant phraseology is current from one end of the Metropolis to the other, and you will scarcely be able to move a single step, my dear JERRY, without consulting a Slang Dictionary, or having some friend at your elbow to explain the strange expressions which, at every turn, will assail your ear.

Slang is not considered the same as colloquial ( speech ), which is informal, relaxed speech used on occasion by any speaker ; this might include contractions such as you ’ re, as well as colloquialisms.

Slang is an ever changing set of colloquial words and phrases that speakers use to establish or reinforce social identity or cohesiveness within a group or with a trend in society at large.

Kaplan was credited as " naive guitar " on the sleeve, and in the liner notes for the 1993 reissue of the album on City Slang Records, went so far as to say " Dave's guitar playing is inarguably the best thing about the record.

The Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary published in 2004 is an up-to-date record of Australian slang.

Slang is used on occasion ( for example ‘ We wanna see Jesus lifted high ’) and imperatives (‘ Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, I want to see You ’), demonstrating the friendly, informal terms charismatic theology encourages for relating to God personally.

Slang is ephemeral.

The book is notable for having new and behind the scenes information on certain topics such as Battle School Slang, The Look of the Formics, The History of Hyrum Graff, Ender and Valentine's Travels, and Mazer Rackham's Spaceship.

" In addition, toothing is listed in the Sex Slang dictionary, authored by Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, with an explanation similar to the one in the New Partridge Dictionary.

It is also the first time Walter Becker is featured on lead vocals on an official Steely Dan release ( Slang of Ages ).

Slang terms: the euro is usually referred to as pavo ( the usual translation for buck in dubbed films ).

( It is also Intelligence Community Slang for the CIA which has been known as the " Shop " since its inception.

A famous example is the Kardinal Offishall song " BaKardi Slang ", which gives examples of Toronto black youth slang — many derived from Caribbean speech.

Aka Moon is a leading band of an entire modern jazz movement in Belgium with artists like Reve D ’ Elephant Orchestra, La Grande Formation, Slang, Kris Defoort, Pierre Van Dormael, Octurn, Maak's Spirit, Tomas & Co, and others.

Slang terms include cenne, cenne noire, or sou noir ( black penny ), although common Quebec French usage is sou.

The phrase " egg and spoon " features in The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ; its use, along with the idiom good egg with which it is sometimes confused, is frowned upon by the Metropolitan Police Service on the grounds of it being derogatory and rhyming slang for " coon ".

Slang terms are also common.

The label also distributed many labels, such as Wichita, Luaka Bop, City Slang, and Modular.

It is also factual that there are various forms of " London Slang ".

In addition Wild Cards also receive a number of Bennies ( Slang for benefits, also called poker chips in Dead Lands ) per session.

* Slang terms for money

* Slang term for Jealous

Slang very often involves the creation of novel meanings for existing words.

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* Slang for firearm

* Slang for a person suffering from insanity

* Slang term for testicle ( vulgar in polite company )

* Slang term for ejaculate ( vulgar in polite company )

* Slang or street name for cocaine.

* Slang for Pubic hair

* Slang for paparazzi.

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" Slang refers to informal ( and often transient ) lexical items used by a specific social group, for instance teenagers, soldiers, prisoners, or surfers.

* Slang for scrotum

* Slang term for being under the influence of caffeine.

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* Slang term for anorexia nervosa

The Shins ' " New Slang " has gone gold, and The Postal Service's digital single for " Such Great Heights " has gone platinum.

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* " Volapuk " encoding ( 1990s ): Slang term ( it's not really Volapük ) for a writing method that's not truly a transliteration, but used for similar goals ( see article ).

Slang, released in May 1996, marked a drastic musical departure for the band by featuring darker lyrics and a stripped-down alternative rock edge.

The US audience reception for Slang and its subsequent tour was a major dropoff from a decade earlier, but Q Magazine nonetheless listed Slang as one of their Top Ten Albums of 1996.