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Language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal and restricted to a particular context or group of people

A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon

A newly coined word or expression

(dated) To vocally abuse, or shout at

To eject from the stomach

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

To defeat or conquer

To talk humorously or flippantly (about something or someone)

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

Past tense for casually throw or fling

Past tense for to suspend in an elevated position

Past tense for to move around, back and forth, or from side to side, while suspended or on an axis

Past tense for to thread (a series of small objects) on a string

Past tense for to hang (something) so that it stretches in a long line

Past tense for to cause to move with a jerk

Past tense for to give an account of

Past tense for bend or hang downwards limply

Past tense for to (excessively) boast about one's accomplishments, qualities, or possessions

Under the influence of alcohol

Not having a sound state of mind

Used in or suitable for everyday conversation rather than formal or official contexts

Easily, without much difficulty

Easily, without much difficulty

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Noun

Language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal and restricted to a particular context or group of people

informal language

colloquial speech

informal speech

slanguage street talk

regional language

non-standard language

manner of speaking

choice of words

vocalization^US

vocalisation^UK

variety of language

way of speaking

everyday language

spoken language

common parlance

conversational language

non-standard variety

native language

form of expression

manner of writing

turns of phrase

mode of expression

specialized language

technical language

obscure language

unintelligible language

leetspeak, l33tspeak

commonplace term

native languages

common parlances

verbal communication

figures of speech

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“It's hard enough for me to understand English with all these slang words kids are trying to add to it.”

Noun

A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon

signature phrase

guiding principle

idiomatic expression

pearls of wisdom

pearl of wisdom

words of wisdom

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Noun

The digit 0

sweet Fanny Adams

Noun

A newly coined word or expression

Verb

(dated) To vocally abuse, or shout at

hurl insults at

inveigh against

tear a strip off

give someone a dressing-down

read the riot act

call someone names

cast aspersions on

vituperate against

cut to the quick

give a black eye

give someone what for

give someone hell

give someone a caning

give a talking-to

take to the woodshed

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

give someone a carpeting

tear off a strip

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

let someone have it

rake over the coals

give someone a wigging

give someone a row

haul over the coals

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give someone a rollicking

remonstrate with

give someone a bollocking

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rating

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

criticize hatefully

fulminate against

find fault with

give someone a bad press

go for the jugular

criticize severely

jump down one's throat

throw brickbats at

give a tongue-lashing

rap someone the knuckles

pass strictures upon

assault verbally

drag over the coals

give a bad press to

give some stick to

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

give comeuppance

express disapproval of

rap someone over the knuckles

point the finger at

give something a bad press

do a hatchet job on

give something a battering

give someone bondi

take advantage of

protest against

vociferate about

mouth off about

animadvert upon

give someone the business

kick up a stink about

kick up a fuss about

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“The policeman would slang him as he did his best to keep his temper in check.”

Verb

To drive out

give one the gate

give the bum's rush

throw out on your ear

give someone the boot

give someone the push

throw someone out on their ear

give someone their marching orders

throw out on ear

give walking papers

show you the door

give someone the big E

give someone the air

remove from power

remove from office

put out of your mind

axe^UK

declare redundant

deprive of office

throw overboard

give the old heave-ho

ax^US

give the sack to

give someone their P45

give the heave-ho

give someone their cards

show the gate to

give someone the bullet

send to Coventry

put an embargo on

place an embargo on

put out in the street

send somebody packing

deny admittance to

refuse entrance to

throw someone out

prohibit from entering

sentence to transportation

lock someone out

put a price on someone's head

show the door to

refuse to employ

consider undesirable

put on hit list

declare ineligible

officially forbid

declare illegal

refuse to admit

prevent from entering

shut the door on

leave out in the cold

refuse admittance

think no more of

pay no attention to

take no notice of

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Verb

Catch sight of

catch a glimpse of

get a glimpse of

take a dekko at

have a gander at

take a gander at

have a squint at

have a dekko at

take a shufti at

become aware of

pay attention to

give something a once-over

have a shufti at

give attention to

check something out

give something the once-over

be on the scene

be a witness to

have a look-see at

work undercover

secretly follow

keep under surveillance

keep under observation

keep under scrutiny

watch like a hawk

take a glance at

keep a weather eye on

give someone a once-over

keep eagle eye on

keep a beady eye on

feast your eyes on

feast one's eyes

become cognizant of

make a distinction

become conscious of

make distinction

get the picture

tell the difference

give thought to

deliberate about

give consideration to

give the once-over

lay one's eyes on

get an eyeful of

stare open-mouthed

stare in wonder

beat one's brains out about

be in a brown study

keep one's eye on

deliberate over

have a look-see

speculate about

consider the pros and cons of

turn over in one's mind

give the once over

run your eye over

take into consideration

subject to an examination

turn over in your mind

take a good look

have one's number

put on thinking cap

take account of

turn over in mind

give some thought to

mull over things

entertain the idea of

have a good look

take a good look at

rack one's brains

chew over things

rack your brains

deliberate upon

make enquiries into

give the eagle eye

take a butcher's at

keep under careful observation

keep a close watch on

run up a flagpole

gaze open-mouthed

stare in amazement

rivet the eyes on

look through narrowed eyes

fix one's gaze at

feast one's eyes on

subject to an inspection

give a thought to

go over with a fine-tooth comb

give something a look-see

give something a going-over

look at carefully

experiment with

take a butcher's

engage in contemplation

put out a feeler

test the waters

carry out an inquest into

conduct an enquiry into

conduct an investigation into

be lost in thought

debate with oneself

leave no stone unturned in

go through with a fine-tooth comb

be in a thoughtful state

look something up and down

allow yourself to consider

cast an eye over

look up and down

keep a record of

keep up to date with

make an inventory of

keep details of

keep a check on

keep account of

keep in touch with

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Verb

To eject from the stomach

do the technicolor yawn

toss one's cookies

toss your cookies

do a technicolour yawn

pray to the porcelain god

lose one's lunch

go for the big spit

bring something up

puke something up

sick something up

breathe heavily

struggle for breath

struggle for air

fight for breath

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Verb

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

be sarcastic about

make jokes about

make a monkey of

poke mullock at

pull someone's leg

lead somebody on

pull somebody's leg

give a hard time

take the mickey out of

take the piss out of

make a monkey out of

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Verb

To defeat or conquer

outmanoeuvre^UK

wipe the floor with

throw back in confusion

blow out of water

make mincemeat of

get the better of

run rings around

take to the cleaners

bring someone to their knees

blow out of the water

be victorious over

give someone a drubbing

turn inside out

gain a victory over

win a resounding victory over

render incapable

render powerless

render helpless

give someone a pasting

pip at the post

give someone a hiding

gain mastery over

knock spots off

bring to their knees

put in the shade

go one better than

give a drubbing to

knock the stuffing out of

gain control over

trample underfoot

put in their place

knock socks off

come out on top of

come out on top

get the upper hand over

render speechless

sweep someone off his

take someone's breath away

remove from power

remove from office

bring about the downfall of

administer the coup de grâce

give the coup de grâce

drive to the wall

take someone's life

move in for the kill

cause instability

run rings round

run roughshod over

win a victory over

take to cleaners

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Verb

To talk humorously or flippantly (about something or someone)

play with words

take the mickey

have a joke with

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Verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

call someone names

cause offence to

cast aspersions on

give offence to

treat disrespectfully

give someone the cold-shoulder

hurt someone's feelings

cut to the quick

step on one's toes

rub up the wrong way

treat with contempt

take the piss out of

give the cold shoulder

cock a snook at

hold up to ridicule

hit where one lives

put someone's back up

get on your nerves

rub the wrong way

show contempt for

do an injustice to

give someone the brush-off

take no notice of

give someone the go-by

take advantage of

hurt somebody's feelings

poke mullock at

make jokes about

kick in the teeth

not give time of day

be an affront to

put someone's nose out of joint

get on one's nerves

take the mickey out of

hold in contempt

hurl insults at

give someone the hump

turn up one's nose

get across someone

drive up the wall

get on your wick

give Bronx cheer

give someone grief

give someone a hard time

treat contemptuously

be sarcastic about

step on the toes of

make a monkey of

wind someone up

get up your nose

get in your hair

arouse hostility in

be on your back

get your back up

get under your skin

attack somebody's dignity

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

make a monkey out of

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

set one's teeth on edge

stick in one's craw

bend someone's ear

breathe down someone's neck

put your back up

look coldly upon

look right through

give the brushoff

cause suffering to

be contemptuous of

give someone a slap in the face

put the chill on

shout disapproval

make your blood boil

cause offense to

blow raspberries

shout disapproval at

hurt one's feelings

hurt the feelings of

do a disservice to

blow raspberries at

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

turn your nose up at

turn up your nose

curl one's lip at

do the dirty on

take the wind out of your sails

completely surprise

raise someone's eyebrows

set someone back on their heels

shake out of your complacency

give someone a turn

hit like ton of bricks

transgress against

treat with disdain

knock for a loop

be repugnant to

cause to feel nauseous

make someone want to throw up

turn one's stomach

be distasteful to

offend morals of

be repulsive to

fill with loathing

turn your stomach

fail to observe

commit a breach of

fail to comply with

laugh in the face of

fly in the face of

put someone out

show disrespect

show disrespect for

get under one's skin

send into a rage

try someone's patience

get someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

be disagreeable

tread on someone's toes

be in breach of

work into lather

try one's patience

make someone's blood boil

make blood boil

get someone's goat

get in someone's hair

take a rise out of

get a rise out of

turn deaf ear to

give the cold shoulder to

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Verb

Past tense for casually throw or fling

sent into orbit

threw forcefully

thrown forcefully

gave the heave ho

given the heave ho

crushed against

exerted pressure on

pushed violently

pushed suddenly

used elbow grease

driven forwards

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“He was going to sling me into jail and throw away the key.”

Verb

Past tense for to suspend in an elevated position

hung something out

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“They spent the rest of the afternoon constructing a new stretcher, a more solid one, with reinforcing branches for the frame and several layers of vine and rope to sling between the sides of the frame.”

Verb

Past tense for to move around, back and forth, or from side to side, while suspended or on an axis

swiveled around

swivelled around

turned on an axis

Verb

Past tense for to thread (a series of small objects) on a string

Verb

Past tense for to hang (something) so that it stretches in a long line

Verb

Past tense for to cause to move with a jerk

Verb

Past tense for to give an account of

Verb

Past tense for bend or hang downwards limply

Verb

Past tense for to (excessively) boast about one's accomplishments, qualities, or possessions

congratulated oneself

flattered yourself

preened oneself

congratulated yourself on

gave oneself airs

given oneself airs

attracted attention

flattered oneself

laid it on thick

prided yourself on

patted oneself on the back

blew one's own horn

blown one's own horn

blew your own horn

blown your own horn

flew your own kite

flown your own kite

sang your own praises

sung your own praises

blew your own trumpet

blown your own trumpet

gave a good account of oneself

given a good account of oneself

Adjective

Under the influence of alcohol

under the influence

drunk as a skunk

under the table

three sheets to the wind

feeling no pain

under the weather

three sheets in the wind

worse for drink

Brahms and Liszt

as drunk as a lord

as drunk as a skunk

tired and emotional

drunk as a lord

two sheets to the wind

having had a skinful

having had one over the eight

as full as a goog

as tight as a tick

one over the eight

the worse for drink

half in the bag

dead to the world

under the influence of intoxicating liquor

out of one's mind

anaesthetized^UK

anesthetized^US

out of your mind

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Adjective

Not having a sound state of mind

non compos mentis

around the bend

crazy as a loon

off one's gourd

mad as a hatter

of unsound mind

nutty as a fruitcake

stark raving mad

sick in the head

round the twist

not the full shilling

away with the fairies

mad as a March hare

as daft as a brush

out of one's mind

foaming at the mouth

stark staring mad

not right in the head

not right upstairs

not quite right in the head

off one's rocker

have kangaroos in the top paddock

have a screw loose

have bats in the belfry

with a screw loose

a few cards shy of a full deck

one card shy of a full deck

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

psychopathological

having bats in the belfry

deprived of one's wits

manic-depressive

severely mentally ill

not of sound mind

in another world

mentally deranged

out of one's gourd

having a screw loose

off the deep end

having kangaroos in the top paddock

as mad as a March hare

one sandwich short of a picnic

out of one's tree

as mad as a hatter

daft as a brush

severely mentally disordered

disorganized^US

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

disorganised^UK

not functioning properly

out of the ordinary

out of commission

slow on the uptake

thick as two short planks

not quite right

soft in the head

incomprehensible

uncharacteristic

out in left field

off your trolley

unrepresentative

out of the common

mentally unbalanced

two sandwiches short of a picnic

not in your right mind

out of your mind

like nothing on earth

breaking new ground

off your rocker

touched in the head

not in one's right mind

individualistic

off the beaten track

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Adjective

Used in or suitable for everyday conversation rather than formal or official contexts

individualized^US

personalized^US

personalised^UK

individualised^UK

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Adverb

Easily, without much difficulty

without difficulty

without hesitation

slick as whistle

quick as a wink

at the drop of a hat

without a hitch

uncomplicatedly

with no trouble

according to plan

light-heartedly

without consideration

unsubstantially

without thought

lackadaisically

unceremoniously

disinterestedly

unconstrainedly

without thinking

high-spiritedly

unpretentiously

inconspicuously

straightforwardly

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Adverb

Easily, without much difficulty

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