No Encyclopedia Entry for Slang Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (v.) imp. of Sling Slung. 2. (n.) Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. 3. (n.) A fetter worn on the leg by a convict. 4. (n.) Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc. 5. (v. t.) To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language. 6. (p. p.) of Sling
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