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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.
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Origin of slangy

First recorded in 1840–50; slang1 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM slangy

slang·i·ly, adverbslang·i·ness, noun
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