slangy

[ slang-ee ]

/ ˈslæŋ i /

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adjective, slang·i·er, slang·i·est.

of, of the nature of, or containing slang: a slangy expression.

using much slang: slangy speech.

Nearby words

slanderous, slang, slang dictionary, slanging match, slanguage, slangy, slank, slant, slant board, slant culture, slant front

Origin of slangy

First recorded in 1840–50; slang¹ + -y¹

Related formsslang·i·ly, adverbslang·i·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for slangy

He offers to drop the price for the uranium from €100 million to €20 million in slangy, uneducated Russian.
A New Nuclear Scare Rocks Eastern Europe|Owen Matthews, Anna Nemtsova|June 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He was one of those who, no matter how uproarious or slangy they are, always give the idea that they are gentlemen.
Geoffrey Hampstead|Thomas Stinson Jarvis
"Stand pat, should necessity ever arise, and put the buck up to Mr. Daney," the slangy Elizabeth suggested promptly.
Kindred of the Dust|Peter B. Kyne
There was about her a boyish, slangy camaraderie that made for popularity.
Steve Yeager|William MacLeod Raine

While his talk might be a bit rough and slangy a true heart beat under Tim's patched but neat jacket.
Dick Hamilton's Fortune|Howard R. Garis
Take your slangy, freckled, roller-skating, rifle-shooting boys and be off with you!
Saturday's Child|Kathleen Norris

Word Origin and History for slangy

slangy

adj.

1822, from slang (n.) + -y (2). Related: Slanginess. Slangular (1852) also was tried.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper