slang

Signification (Anglais)

1. Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
2. Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
3. The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to conceal one's meaning from outsiders; cant.
4. A particular variety of slang; the slang used by a particular group.
5. An item of slang; a slang word or expression.
6. A curse word.

argot

jargon

langue verte

argotique

dialecte

slang

charabia

patois

vulgarisme

pâtois

duper

mettre

morue

mouette

passer

de l'argot

jargonnesque

gronder

langue du pays

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/slæŋ/

1756, meaning "special vocabulary of tramps or thieves", origin unknown. Possibly derived from a North Germanic source, related to Norwegian Nynorsk slengenamn (“nickname”), slengja kjeften (“to abuse verbally”, literally “to sling one's jaw”), related to Icelandic slengja (“to sling, throw, hurl”), Old Norse slyngva (“to sling”). Not believed to be connected with language or lingo.

Nouveau

sling

1. To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
2. To throw with a sling.
3. To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
4. (slang) To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).