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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Colloquial language that is outside of conventional or standard usage and consists of both coined words (blurb, whooper) and those with new or extended meanings (rubberneck, sap); slang develops from the attempt to develop fresh and vigorous, colorful, pungent or humorous expressions, and generally either passes into disuse or comes to have a more formal status.  1, record 1, English, - slang

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Originally, the specialized vocabulary and idioms of criminals, tramps, etc., the purpose of which was to disguise from outsiders the meaning of what was said: now usually called cant. (It was also) the specialized vocabulary and idioms of those in the same work, way of life, etc.: now usually called shoptalk, argot, jargon.  1, record 1, English, - slang

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Ensemble ... des mots non techniques qui plaisent à un groupe social. Argot parisien, a. boulevardier, a. militaire, a. des écoles, a. sportif.  1, record 1, French, - argot

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish