SLANG

Meaning

Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.

• verbTo vocally abuse, or shout at.

SLANG as a word-puzzle answer

SLANG is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (A) and 4 consonants (S, L, N, G). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (S, A, N), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.