plural of slang-whanger

(dated, colloquial) One who uses abusive slang; a ranting partisan.

Opposed to the use of slang.

Resembling or akin to slang.

Synonym of centre slang

A form of obfuscatory slang in which the central vowel of a word is moved to the beginning, and other sounds optionally added, so for example mug might become ugmer.

Alternative spelling of backslang

Alternative form of backslang

Any system of slang in which a word is replaced with a phrase that rhymes with it; the rhyming word often being dropped.

A cant used by Cockneys in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. The word chosen as the rhyme often shares attributes of the word that it replaces.