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What is the noun for slangs?

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slang
  1. Language outside of conventional usage.
  2. Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
  3. The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to make what is said unintelligible to those not members of the group; cant.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “It's hard enough for me to understand English with all these slang words kids are trying to add to it.”
slanguage
  1. (somewhat informal) A particular vernacular or vocabulary of slang; the jargon or lingo of a particular group.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “We get the American slanguage as immediately as artists invent the phrases.”
      “In another aspect, we have slanguage, a blend of slang and language.”
      “That is an example of slanguage and the teacher is one of our favorites.”
slanguist
  1. A person with an above-average familiarity with slang; one who studies, or loves to use, slang.
slang
slang
slanginess
  1. The state or condition of being slangy.
  2. Examples:
    1. “His style has some of the spare dignity of Hemingway and the funny, slouchy slanginess of an anti-hero.”
      “It may've gone through a few overhauls since, but is essentially the same language that Shakespeare spoke, even with all our informality and slanginess these days.”
      “The slanginess and monotone of the first scenes are replaced by more enthusiasm and something real that made me at least interested enough to see it through to the end.”
slanguists
  1. plural of slanguist
slanguages
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