slangy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

slang +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

slangy (comparative slangier, superlative slangiest)

  1. Including or given to slang.
    Synonym: (archaic) slangular
    Antonym: nonslangy
    His slangy speech was almost uncomprehensible to anyone over the age of 18.
  2. (dated) Flashy; vulgar; loud in dress, manner, and conversation.

References[edit]

  • (flashy, vulgar): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
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