slangy

Describes language or speech that is informal, characteristic of slang, or uses colloquial expressions.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt Sprache oder Ausdrucksweise, die informell ist, typisch für einen Slang oder voller umgangssprachlicher Wendungen.

1. Using or containing slang B2 informal

   Characterized by the use of informal, non-standard words or phrases typical of casual speech.

   • His speech was very slangy and hard for the older generation to follow.
   • The novel's dialogue is deliberately slangy to capture street talk.
   • She used a slangy expression that I didn't understand.

   🇩🇪Slang enthaltend

   Synonyme: casualcolloquialidiomaticinformalvernacular

   Antonyme: formalliterarystandard

2. Informal in style B2 informal

   Having a casual, colloquial, or trendy quality typical of everyday conversation.

   • The article had a slangy tone that appealed to younger readers.
   • His writing style is too slangy for a formal report.
   • The comedian's slangy jokes were a hit with the audience.

   🇩🇪Umgangssprachlich

   Synonyme: casualcolloquialconversationalidiomaticinformalrelaxedvernacular

   Antonyme: bookishformalliterarysolemn

• slangier comparative form
• slangiest superlative form