Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slangonym

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slan-gonym
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slang term that is also synonymous with another word or expression.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Based on the slangonym snow, referring to heroin and cocaine. In use since early 1920's."
"... slangonym for female genitalia. Often used to mean "clown around", "cut-up" was also a technique used by Naked Lunch author William Burroughs of rearranging the words of an existing text to make a new work."
"That other vaginal slangonym, twat, though, expresses no more than resigned despair or disdain."
"camera obscura * a darkly comic slangonym for the anus"
"I hope you enjoyed that list of foul and derogatory "slangonyms.""

Etymology

Blend of slang + synonym or slang + -onym. First use appears c. 1959. See cite below.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slang

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

slangonyms (plural)

Questions

What does slangonym mean?: A slang term that is also synonymous with another word or expression.
Where does slangonym come from?: Blend of slang + synonym or slang + -onym. First use appears c. 1959. See cite below.

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