slang

Summary

slang is a register^[1]. slang draws 1,511 Wikipedia views per month (register category, ranking #4 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• slang's instance of is recorded as register^[3].
• slang's instance of is recorded as usage^[4].
• slang is a type of sociolect^[5].
• slang is a type of vocabulary^[6].
• slang's Commons category is recorded as Slang^[7].
• slang's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Slang^[8].
• slang's facet of is recorded as colloquial language^[9].
• slang's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[10].
• slang's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• slang's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• slang's different from is recorded as argot^[13].
• slang's different from is recorded as Kurgan stelae^[14].
• slang's different from is recorded as colloquial language^[15].
• slang's different from is recorded as colloquial expression^[16].
• slang's properties for this type is recorded as P6254^[17].
• slang's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Slang^[18].
• slang's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q996674^[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include register^[3] and usage^[4]. Recorded subclass of include sociolect^[5] and vocabulary^[6].

Why It Matters

slang draws 1,511 Wikipedia views per month (register category, ranking #4 of 20).^[2] slang has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] slang is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]