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单词 slangy
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slangyadj.

Brit. /ˈslaŋi/, U.S. /ˈslæŋi/
Etymology: < slang n.3 1.
1. Of persons:
a. Of a flashy or pretentious type.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective] > specifically of persons
jettingc1450
ruffling1543
strutting1577
ostentatious1658
flashy1693
parading1741
show-away1776
flash1785
slangy1850
peacocking1873
figuresome1884
fluttersome1895
posey1933
1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. vi. 96 He appeared to me merely a tall, handsome, conceited, slangy boy.
1860 Slang Dict. 217 Slangy, flashy, vulgar; loud in dress, manner, and conversation.
b. Given to the use of slang.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > a language > register > [adjective] > relating to or of the nature of slang > using
slang1818
fast1849
slangy1870
1870 J. H. Friswell Mod. Men of Lett. ix. 149 A 'Varsity man, as the slangy people of to-day call those educated at Oxford or Cambridge.
2.
a. Of dress: Somewhat loud or vulgar.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > loud, showy, or vulgar
well-furredc1440
slang1828
thunder and lightning1837
slangy1861
Directoire1878
roary1901
1861 Times 30 May 9/3 A queer-looking man, whose attire, though good, is ‘slangy’, and suggestive somehow of the stable.
1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 3 Oct. 13/3 Fellows in smart, though slangy attire.
b. Of language, etc.: Pertaining to, of the nature of, slang.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > a language > register > [adjective] > relating to or of the nature of slang
flash1747
slang1758
slangish1813
slangy1842
argotic1863
1842 R. H. Dana Jrnl. 14 Nov. (1968) I. 103 His letters have been careless, pretentious, & with a kind of off-hand, slang-ey, defying tone.
1864 Daily Tel. 3 Sept. A slangy vulgarity which savours even more of the bar-room than of the camp.
1876 World 5 4 The conversation of Society is as slangy..as its ethics are dubious.
1883 Fortn. Rev. Sept. 381 Their style is always smart,..sometimes slangy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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