slangs
Informal speech varieties
Slangs is the plural of slang, referring to multiple varieties or instances of informal vocabulary: Different slangs emerge in different subcultures.
The word appears occasionally but sounds awkward to many speakers, since slang usually functions as an uncountable noun.
More natural phrasing uses "slang terms" or "slang expressions" for the plural sense.
Specialized professional vocabulary
- colloquialismsInformal everyday expressions
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
lingo · argot · patois · dialect · cant · street talk · buzzwords · catchphrases
Adolescent vernacular
- Gen ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- trendyCurrently in vogue
- viralSpreading quickly online
memes · TikTok · social media · cool · hip · fleek · slay · lit
No longer in use
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
- groovySixties slang for cool
- radExposure measurement unit
tubular · phat · da bomb · fly · dope · cool beans · gnarly · bodacious
One who rides waves
- skaterOne who glides on blades
- gamerVideo entertainment enthusiast
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
drug culture · hacker · trucker · sailor · musician · sports · underground · counterculture
jargon
Specialized professional vocabulary
- colloquialismsInformal everyday expressions
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
expressions · lingo · argot · patois · dialect · cant · street talk · buzzwords · catchphrases · neologisms
teen speak
Adolescent vernacular
- Gen ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- trendyCurrently in vogue
viral · memes · TikTok · social media · cool · hip · fleek · slay · lit · fire
outdated
No longer in use
rad · tubular · phat · da bomb · fly · dope · cool beans · gnarly · bodacious · far out
surfer
One who rides waves
jazz · drug culture · hacker · trucker · sailor · musician · sports · underground · counterculture · insider
Aussie
Informal term for Australian
Indian English · Singlish · Spanglish · Hinglish · New York · urban · rural · local · provincial · geographic
slangsstandard language
Codified, official linguistic form
standards · standard terms · proper English · formal speech · Queen's English
- regional slangInformal vocabulary of localities
- internet slangCasual online expressions
- slang termInformal vocabulary designation
- text slangInformal digital abbreviations
- British slangInformal UK vocabulary
- local slangArea-specific informal vocabulary