单词 | slangy |
释义 | slangyadj. 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). < adj.1842 |
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