Noun

• S: (n) slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)) "they don't speak our lingo"
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• S: (n) non-standard speech (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)
• S: (n) speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication ((language) communication by word of mouth) "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
• S: (n) auditory communication (communication that relies on hearing)
• S: (n) communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
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• W: (adj) slangy [Related to: slang] (constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang) "a slangy expression"; "slangy speech"
• W: (v) slang [Related to: slang] (use slang or vulgar language)
• S: (n) patois (a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard)
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