Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language. Slang is sometimes regional in that it's used only in a particular territory, but slang terms are frequently particular to a certain subculture, such as musicians, and members of minority groups. Nevertheless, usage of slang expressions can spread outside their original arenas to become commonly used, such as "cool" and "jive". While some words eventually lose their s… (More on Slang)