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informal language, often used and understood by particular or exclusive groups of people, e.g. teenagers or a gang, that is not appropriate for written communication. Slang is often used in colloquial language, but not all colloquialisms are slang.
when something is extremely unlikely or odd, e.g. Seeing the Prime Minister in a swimming...
a non-finite verb that cannot stand on its own, and generally includes the word to, e.g. I like...
see conversational register.
meaning the opposite of what is said or written, with the intent of mocking or being hurtful....