slang

Example Sentences

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Our Gravedigger speaks to us, and to the moon, about her heart’s desire in charming cockney rhyming slang.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

To describe the phenomenon, he used the slang word "glazing" -- to excessively praise something.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

In modern slang it’s ghosting, or merely ducking out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Delighted to receive a dictionary of slang as a gift, he explored its application to his own interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

That winter on Boston Common, Harriet heard the word “overcoat” become a joke, a slang word for “warmonger.”

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry