ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (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

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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