Slang vs Twang - What's the difference?
slang | twang |
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
The sound of a vibrating string, e.g. of a bow, or a musical instrument.
A technical term for a particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electrical guitars.
A trace of regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
A sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.
As nouns the difference between slang and twang
is that slang is language outside of conventional usage while twang is the sound of a vibrating string, e.g. of a bow, or a musical instrument.As verbs the difference between slang and twang
is that slang is to vocally abuse, or shout at while twang is to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.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