slanguage

English

Etymology

Blend of slang +‎ (lang)uage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslæŋˌɡwɪd͡ʒ/
• Rhymes: -æŋɡwɪd͡ʒ

Noun

slanguage (countable and uncountable, plural slanguages)

1. (informal) A particular vernacular or vocabulary of slang; the jargon or lingo of a particular group.
   • 1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 87:

     The origin of the name of these sailors’ nightmares has never been satisfactorily explained in the Royal Australian Navy, and so we fall back on Mr. Wilfred Granville, that expert on sea-slanguage.

   • 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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