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Slang

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Slang is language at its most informal, using expressions that many would consider to be grammatically imperfect and sometimes rude. Slang often used within small social groups where it can help draw and keep the group together. It changes very quickly in English.

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Colloquial; Jargon; Dialect; Idiolect; Standard English; Figure of Speech Related Article What is Cockney Rhyming Slang?

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