Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - slang
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n. & v. --n. words, phrases, and uses that are regarded as very informal and are often restricted to special contexts or are peculiar to a specified profession, class, etc. (racing slang; schoolboy slang). --v. 1 tr. use abusive language to. 2 intr. use such language. Phrases and idioms slanging-match a prolonged exchange of insults. Etymology: 18th-c. cant: orig. unkn.
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I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1756 language peculiar to a particular group: as, argot, jargon 2, an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech, ~ adjective ~ily adverb ~iness noun ~y adjective II. verb Date: 1828 intransitive verb to use ~ or vulgar abuse, transitive verb to abuse with harsh or coarse language ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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