Meanings
comparative slangier · superlative slangiest
- Including or given to slang.
His slangy speech was almost uncomprehensible to anyone over the age of 18.
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[T]he names of places and horses and slangy technicalities of the turf, had interlarded the poor girl's brain-sick babble; […]
1862 January – 1863 January, M[ary] E[lizabeth] Braddon, “Fighting the Battle”, in Aurora Floyd. […], volume I, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], published 1863, →OCLC, page 224
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectiveconstituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang
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slangy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slangy
“slangy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slangy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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