street talk
Casual sidewalk language
Street talk is informal language associated with urban neighborhoods, especially working-class or marginalized communities.
The term often refers to slang, profanity, or direct speech that contrasts with polished or educated registers: He dropped the corporate jargon and gave it to us in street talk.
Sometimes used dismissively to characterize speech as crude or uneducated.
Specialized professional vocabulary
- argotGroup-specific coded speech
- cantSanctimonious insincerity
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- jiveSwing-era dance or bunk
patois · vernacular · idiom · colloquialism · creole · pidgin · rhyming slang · doublespeak
Illegal surface markings
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- rap lyricsRhythmic spoken-word verses
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- hoodAttached head covering
projects · sidewalk · alleyway · bodega · stoop · subway · breakdancing · tagging
Informal light conversation
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- gabLight, meaningless talk
- chatterLight, rapid speech
natter · prattle · conversation · rap · shooting the breeze · jawing · gabbing · scuttlebutt
jargon
Specialized professional vocabulary
jive · patois · vernacular · idiom · colloquialism · creole · pidgin · rhyming slang · doublespeak · coded language
graffiti
Illegal surface markings
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- rap lyricsRhythmic spoken-word verses
- blockSolid mass, or impede
hood · projects · sidewalk · alleyway · bodega · stoop · subway · breakdancing · tagging · crew
chitchat
Informal light conversation
chatter · natter · prattle · conversation · rap · shooting the breeze · jawing · gabbing · scuttlebutt · rumor
- Informal Languageslang, idioms, colloquialisms, contractions, expressions
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
- speech registersformal, informal, casual, colloquial, vernacular
- speech stylesinformal speech, formal speech, colloquial, vernacular, plain speech
- Speech Varietiesvernacular, regional dialect, colloquial, register, jargon
- hearsayrumor, gossip, hearsay, whisper, buzz
street talkformal speech
Prepared public address
formal language · elevated language · official language · diplomatic language · courtly speech
street talkformal speech
Prepared public address
formal language · proper English · elevated language · Queen's English · King's English
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