Slang

German Meaning

Slang

Jargon

Umgangssprache

Rotwelsch

beschimpfen

English Meaning

  1. A kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of short-lived coinages and figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other effect.
  2. Language peculiar to a group; argot or jargon: thieves' slang.
  3. To use slang.
  4. To use angry and abusive language: persuaded the parties to quit slanging and come to the bargaining table.
  5. To attack with abusive language; vituperate.