What is the difference between drool and slang?
drool | slang |
to secrete saliva in anticipation of food
to secrete saliva upon seeing something nice
to talk nonsense
saliva trickling from the mouth
Language outside of conventional usage.
Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to make what is said unintelligible to those not members of the group; cant.
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(dated) To vocally abuse, or shout at.
* 1888', Also, he had to keep his temper when he was '''slanged in the theatre porch by a policeman — Rudyard Kipling, ‘Miss Youghal's ''Sais''’, ''Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio Society 2007, p. 26)
(archaic) (sling)
* 1836 , Edward Bagnall, Saul and David
As verbs the difference between drool and slang
is that drool is to secrete saliva in anticipation of food while slang is (dated) to vocally abuse, or shout at or slang can be (archaic) (sling).As nouns the difference between drool and slang
is that drool is saliva trickling from the mouth while slang is language outside of conventional usage or slang can be (uk|dialect) any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.drool
English
Verb
(en verb)- That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him
Synonyms
* (emit saliva ): slaver, slobber, drivelNoun
(-)Derived terms
* droolyAnagrams
*slang
English
(wikipedia slang)Etymology 1
1756, .Noun
- "Oh, there are so many superior teas and sugars now. Superior is getting to be shopkeepers' slang ."
- "Are you beginning to dislike slang , then?" said Rosamond, with mild gravity.
- "Only the wrong sort. All choice of words is slang . It marks a class."
- "There is correct English: that is not slang ."
- "I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang' of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest '''slang''' of all is the ' slang of poets."
Synonyms
* (jargon) vernacular, jargon, lingo, dialect, cantVerb
(en verb)See also
*Etymology 2
Verb
(head)- Before he slang the all-deciding stone