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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/8/2019 11:42 AM, Lieven L. Litaer
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:cb3bbd16-3afd-520f-18b8-eede21f0a686@gmx.de">Slang on
the other hand, can be used by a limited group of people who
<br>
use incorrect words to refer to a thing, but anyone outside group
will
<br>
not understand.</blockquote>
<p>An idiom is a word or phrase that is not interpreted literally.
Slang is a word or phrase that belongs to a limited group of
speakers or context.</p>
<p>Slang does not refer to "incorrect" words, and it's often widely
understood outside its context. Within a slang expression's
limited group or context, the slang follows its own rules and is
"correct."</p>
<p>For example, <i>woke</i> is a modern slang word meaning that the
subject is highly aware of social injustices. It is generally used
by the young, and when older generations try to use it, there is a
feeling that they're not part of the group that uses that word;
it's awkward. It's meant to be interpreted metaphorically: someone
who is woke is <i>awakened</i> to social injustices.<br>
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<p><i>Under the weather</i> is a common idiom whose meaning has
nothing to do with the weather; it means the subject is sick. It
can be used in all but the most formal of contexts and groups.<br>
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