DictionaryRoot: slang
Northern English
slang
narrow strip of land
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noun
slang
SLANG/slæŋ/
Informal vocabulary used in casual speech or by particular groups.
Etymology
In Liberman’s account, a delimited strip of land would become wandering tramps’ territory, then their camping ground, then its language. The word’s use later broadened from marginalized groups’ vocabulary to professional jargon and informal speech.