slangier
Less formally spoken
Slangier is the comparative form of slangy, describing language or expression that contains more informal, colloquial, or nonstandard vocabulary than something else.
Her texts are slangier than her emails.
If someone's speech is slangier than expected for a formal setting, it may come across as too casual or unprofessional.
Shrewd from urban experience
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
- counterculturalOpposing mainstream society
- edgyTense and irritable
rebellious · outsider · alternative · fringe · bohemian · punk · skater · gamer
Work-related conversation
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- argotGroup-specific coded speech
- cantSanctimonious insincerity
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
buzzwords · acronyms · legalese · journalese · technobabble · medicalese · bureaucratese · corporatespeak
streetwise
Shrewd from urban experience
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
- counterculturalOpposing mainstream society
edgy · rebellious · outsider · alternative · fringe · bohemian · punk · skater · gamer · youth
shoptalk
Work-related conversation
terminology · buzzwords · acronyms · legalese · journalese · technobabble · medicalese · bureaucratese · corporatespeak · specialized
vernacular
Everyday regional speech
- idiomaticCharacteristic of natural speech
- casualRelaxed and informal
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
everyday · informal · relaxed · folksy · chatty · breezy · offhand · familiar · unpretentious · down-to-earth
hip
Fashionable or pelvic joint
hot · in · with-it · now · happening · groovy · fly · lit · fire · based