slangy

American  

[slang-ee] / ˈslæŋ i /

adjective

slangier, slangiest

1. of, of the nature of, or containing slang.

   a slangy expression.

2. using much slang.

   slangy speech.

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Other Word Forms

• slangily
  adverb
• slanginess
  noun

Etymology

Origin of slangy

First recorded in 1840–50; slang ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The cast includes a Vague Baronet and his Managing Wife, their Slangy Daughter, their Unpleasant Neighbor and his wife and daughter, an Unintelligible Dutchman, an Innocuous Youth, a Disagreeable Lawyer, and the Merchant Prince.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870 by Various