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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slang.

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Examples

  • Captain D disapproved of "slangs and profanities" and was thereby attracted to my sign, for he appreciated the absence of such.

    Falling for Captain D. erik wennermark 2011

  • And for everyone who just writes stupid derogatory slangs about Hillary – you're just an angry mob; and not representing the so-called "educated, college minds" that Obama apparently has.

    Clinton says she expects lead in popular vote, primary delegates 2008

  • I know of at least 2 adult friends who spent an entire summer in Indonesia, and came back speaking the language fluently, even with daily slangs.

    Is Press Unfair To Hillary? New York Times Weighs In... 2009

  • Translation is such a complex task, often requiring a fine ear for jargons and slangs, as well as broad cultural knowledge that I'm not sure it could be programmed.

    Another science fiction staple edges toward reality: Edward Willett 2006

  • Upperdate: Matthew Fisher really slangs the Germans in this March 31 National Post piece. posted by Mark, Ottawa at 4:27 PM

    MND MacKay chides Germans... 2008

  • It is odd, especially when you know that teen slangs seem to form as a way of preventing older folk from knowing what the 'kids' are really up to.

    Archive 2008-02-01 David Hadley 2008

  • Montparnasse, who made it a point in his elegance to understand all slangs and to speak none of them.

    Les Miserables 2008

  • As for Sarah Palin with slangs like “hockey moms joe six pack”——these all relate to WHITE PEOPLE.

    Lessons Republicans should have learned twenty years ago 2008

  • Novel is a slow start indeed and full of Hindi words including many slangs and expletives.

    REVIEW: River of Gods by Ian McDonald 2006

  • Sailer's column linked to a Wikipedia entry on the word "wigger," which, at the time (as well as currently) read: "Wigger (alternatively spelled wigga or whigger or whigga) is a slang term that refers to a white person who emulates mannerisms, slangs and fashions stereotypically associated with urban African Americans; especially in relation to hip hop culture."

    Wow, That's a Big Tent 2007

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