Slang and Usage

Slang

Slang noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.

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Usage and slang are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usage" instead a noun "Slang".

Nearby Words: slangy, slanging

Usage noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Slang and usage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Slang" instead a noun "Usage".

similar	similar slang	similar usage
typical	typical slang	typical usage
common	common slang	common usage
current	current slang	current usage
Other adjectives: proper, heavy, actual, archaic, early, general, military, modern.

Sometimes a writer will use "international" slang to make a character seem more salty and "regional" (frequently American versus British usage of a word).

Source: Did Not Do the Bloody Research
But the abbreviated form "berk" (rhyming slang: berk = Berkshire Hunt = cunt; usage: insult) is still pronounced "berk", not "bark".

Source: It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY
When the soldier is decamped to live at the professor's house, we later see the professor's son learning the slang easily (as children pick up on slang usage more quickly than adults).

Source: Future Slang

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