Slanguist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person with an above-average familiarity with slang; one who studies, or loves to use, slang.

    ""The inability of slow-witted censors to keep up with the implications of fast talk from "ultra-modern slanguists" made for a fun game of hide-and-seek between the hip and the hapless."

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""The inability of slow-witted censors to keep up with the implications of fast talk from "ultra-modern slanguists" made for a fun game of hide-and-seek between the hip and the hapless."

Etymology

Blend of slang + linguist.

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