slanguage

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of slang +‎ language

Pronunciation

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Noun

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slanguage (countable and uncountable, plural slanguages)

  1. (informal) A particular vernacular or vocabulary of slang; the jargon or lingo of a particular group.
    • 1994, Richard Lederer, Adventures of a Verbivore, New York: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 107:
      Slanguage words tend to lead mayfly lives, counting their duration by days instead of decades. For every one that survives there are dozens of crib deaths.

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