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slangous

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English

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Etymology

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From slang +‎ -ous.

Adjective

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slangous (comparative more slangous, superlative most slangous)

  1. slangy
    • 1825, John Bee, Sportsman's Slang, Preface:
      Excepting a small tract or two on cocking - all the irons were the slangs, and the slang-wearers' language was of course slangous

References

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slangous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.