American slang is

slang Slang is vocabulary (words, phrases, and usage (language), linguistic usages) of an informal register, common in spoken conversation but avoided in formal writing. It also sometimes refers to the language generally exclusive to the members of p ...

that is common in, or particular to, the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

. The term can refer specifically to:

Language

* California slang, slang used in California English, or which originates in California * Hawaiian Pidgin, English-based Creole Language spoken in Hawaii * U.S. Navy slang, a glossary at Wiktionary *

African American Vernacular English African-American Vernacular English (AAVE, ), also referred to as Black (Vernacular) English, Black English Vernacular, or occasionally Ebonics (a colloquial, controversial term), is the variety of English natively spoken, particularly in urba ...

, a source of American slang words *The '' Historical Dictionary of American Slang'', the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched dictionary of American slang and the only American slang dictionary prepared entirely on historical principles

Music

*'' American Slang'', a 2010 album by rock group The Gaslight Anthem

Language

Music

See also