2007-12-10 05:57:24 · 11 answers · asked by Curious G 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Slang means informal words or phrases used by a particular sub-section of society, such as criminals, fishermen, tramps, schoolboys, prostitutes, Travellers, immigration officers etc. It could even be a sub-sub-sub-section of society, like the pupils in class 3B of a particular school, say.
Slang has nothing to do with abusing language and slang words may be vulgar or non-vulgar, offensive or totally inoffensive.
Once slang becomes formalised, one calls it 'jargon'. For instance, among stamp collectors, 'unmounted mint' means an unused stamp that has never had its gum disturbed by being stuck to a hinge, in the world of patents, 'a plurality of' means more than one.
Many words started out as slang and eventually became accepted. For instance, 'cabbage' comes from Latin 'caput', meaning 'head', and its forerunner is believed to have been part of the slang of the Roman troops occupying Britain 1900 years ago, replacing the original 'caulis'.
2007-12-12 05:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by deedsallan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions to describe an object or condition
e.g. People call their BOSS a GAFFER
2007-12-10 06:08:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slang is a kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of short-lived coinages and figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other effect.
Language peculiar to a group; argot or jargon
2007-12-10 06:16:26 · answer #3 · answered by Rain 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Words either real or made up which have thier own meaning, not readily accepted by Websters.
2007-12-10 06:04:59 · answer #4 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
informal language, usually every day colloquial language we speak in every day conversations. words we attach meaning to but arent necessarily in the english dictionary.
2007-12-10 06:05:25 · answer #5 · answered by a beautiful lie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a word that means something else mostly for teenagers. like sket means slaag or slaag means a girl who sleeps around
2007-12-10 06:05:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
something that is a word that is either made up or misused to mean something different.
2007-12-10 06:02:40 · answer #7 · answered by iainmackay85 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the changing or/and abuse of a language,word,or phrase,by giving it alternative language
2007-12-10 06:16:11 · answer #8 · answered by mr.bigz 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
words like ..
Ta for Thank you
Guesser for Bloke
etc......
2007-12-10 06:08:52 · answer #9 · answered by desybme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunner no
2007-12-10 06:15:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋