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

To counter this, she has an uncommonly strong script for the genre, balancing the sappy and sentimental with a slangy skater-queer-cool-kid voice inhabited comfortably by both Stella and Plaza.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

In some of your works there are legible English word lists, though — playful, slangy pairs of words, such as “Orb Brain” and “Muddle Head.”

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2022

These guys speak in slangy lingo, such as “Strike straight,” that reveals their need for a melded identity in their rebellious attitude toward life.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

The new movie attempts to adapt all of Wells King’s casual, slangy tweets into a cogent narrative without relying on aesthetic media tropes.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2021

He was forever dropping slangy terms into his sentences like dumplings in a pot.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou