English–Spanish
“slang” in Spanish
How to say “slang” in Spanish
“Slang” in Spanish is argot.
Closed-group vocabulary that outsiders find hard to understand.
Example sentences with argot
En la empresa usan un argot profesional entre ingenieros.
At the company, they use professional slang among engineers.
Tips for using argot
- In everyday speech speakers tend to say jerga for casual slang, while argot is more often used in descriptions of secretive or highly specialized group language.
Other Spanish words for “slang”
Esa palabra es jerga.
That word is slang.