Every gentleman abused by a cabman or slanged by a bargee was bound there and then to take off his coat and challenge him to fisticuffs. --London Spectator. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
slanging match — slanging .match n BrE informal an angry argument in which people insult each other … Dictionary of contemporary English
slanging match — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a prolonged exchange of insults … English terms dictionary
slanging match — n argument, row, quarrel, dispute, shouting match FORMAL altercation COLLOQ. argy bargy, barney, set to, spat * * * ▶ noun (informal). See quarrel noun … Useful english dictionary
slanging match — [[t]slæ̱ŋɪŋ mætʃ[/t]] slanging matches N COUNT A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other. [BRIT] They conducted a public slanging match on television. Syn: row … English dictionary
slanging match — UK [ˈslæŋɪŋ ˌmætʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms slanging match : singular slanging match plural slanging matches British an argument in which people insult each other … English dictionary
slanging match — noun (C) BrE informal an angry argument in which people insult each other: They got into a bit of a slanging match in the pub … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slanging match — /ˈslæŋɪŋ ˌmætʃ/ (say slanging .mach) noun a quarrelsome exchange, especially of abuse …
slanging — n American selling illicit drugs, usually on the street. This usage, from black American street argot in the 1990s, is found in the phrase slangin and bangin (banging here is gang banging) to describe the typical behaviour of gang members and… … Contemporary slang
slanging — slæŋ n. informal words or phrases, colloquial language; language peculiar to a particular group or class, jargon v. use slang; rudely attack; abuse with words … English contemporary dictionary
slanging — slangˈing noun and adjective (a) scolding • • • Main Entry: ↑slang … Useful english dictionary
