Slangy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Slangy is an adjective meaning Including or given to slang.
Meaning
Including or given to slang.
More Meanings
- (dated) Loud in dress, manner, and conversation; flashy, vulgar.
Example Sentences
His slangy speech was almost uncomprehensible to anyone over the age of 18.
[T]he names of places and horses and slangy technicalities of the turf, had interlarded the poor girl's brain-sick babble; […]
Word Forms
- slangier
- slangiest
Synonyms for slangy
Depending on context, synonyms include slangular, informal.
Antonyms for slangy
Common opposites include nonslangy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include informal, slack, colloquial, antislang, slack-jawed, chinny.
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