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

Its title comes from a Delhi University slang: to "give it those ones" is to perform one's usual act - bungles included.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Mamma feigned ignorance to slang, which just infuriated Dimple more.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon