slanguist en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of slang + linguist.
Meanings
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A person with an above-average familiarity with slang; one who studies, or loves to use, slang.
"The inability of slow-witted censors to keep up with the implications of fast talk from "ultra-modern slanguists" made for a fun game of hide-and-seek between the hip and the hapless.
1999, Thomas Doherty, Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slanguists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |