14 example sentences using slang.
Slang used in a sentence
Slang in a sentence as a noun
Dresses in work clothes most of the time and talks with a bit of the slang that was common when he was young.
It's not 'just slang', it's a system of speaking with its own set of rules, just like any other language.
[1] The main slang term for facebook amongst it's younger users in the UK is "facecrack.
A moonshot used to be slang for something with a low probability of success.
Although I'm a native speaker I didn't grow up in Russia so my slang and colloquial language is pretty weak :>
I mean, it feels like telling someone to quit using their English accent or slang when you only understand American.
Since the article text itself doesn't mention exactly why the name is so bad - Rego, the name of the product, is slang for *** crack in Portuguese.
Slang in a sentence as a verb
Idioms and slang are really horrible things to inflict upon non-native speakers.
I don't mean to **** on this fresh out of the gate, but can you include a glossary that connects all the marketing-slang to the common concepts that they represent?
At least in American slang "a tool" is synonymous with someone who is rude, uncaring, and generally arrogant.
She reads English books for an hour or so every day for practice, and our conversations are filled with small corrections from me on minor points of grammar, or explanations of idioms or slang.
For instance: if MS used slang or abbreviations in their Metro applications, it may throw off non-native speakers.---While I agree with GP that MS could benefit from using a bit more distinction.
To be fair, at this point it is too late to reverse the situation and name things appropriately, specially due to the fact that "*******" is a well known slang for something else... Using the appropriate terms at this point would just confuse people.
The one thing that trips me up is when one of them is so utterly brilliant at speaking English that I completely forget they're not a native speaker and start unconsciously throwing in some of the slang and colorful idioms my ******* father has fed me over the years.
Slang definitions
informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
use slang or vulgar language
fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
abuse with coarse language