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# slangy

«slangy» in Mova's school dictionary: **Using a lot of slang: very informal, everyday words and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (slangy, slangier, slangiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Using a lot of slang: very informal, everyday words and phrases, like «gonna», «cool» or «mate». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slangy/#m1)

2) Sounding like slang, not like proper or formal writing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slangy/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons pupils learn that slangy language is fine with friends but not in essays, letters to the head teacher or exams; choosing the right register matters. In stories, slangy talk shows a character's age, place or mood. Phrases: «a slangy way of talking», «too slangy for an essay».

### examples

- His slangy texts are full of «gonna» and «wanna». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slangy/#x1)
- That word is too slangy for your report. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slangy/#x2)
- The book has slangy dialogue that sounds real. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slangy/#x3)
- Her slangy speech made her friends laugh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slangy/#x4)
- Change the slangy words into formal English. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slangy/#x5)
- "Cheers, mate" is a slangy way of saying thank you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slangy/#x6)

### note

From «slang» + «-y». Comparative: slangier, slangiest. Informal word itself. Opposite: formal. Slang changes fast and differs between countries (UK, US, Australia).

### In the corpora

- ["Frigging" is a slangy stand-in for the f-word, used to show anger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/38-drat-and-the-f-word/22/)
- [«Soz» is a quick, slangy way to say sorry, and often sounds like you don't mean it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/477-saying-sorry-and-the-sorry-that-is-not-accepted/37/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «slangy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slangy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.