"slangonym" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slangonyms [plural]
Etymology: Blend of slang + synonym or slang + -onym. First use appears c. 1959. See cite below. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|slang|synonym}} Blend of slang + synonym, {{suffix|en|slang|-onym}} slang + -onym Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} slangonym (usually uncountable, plural slangonyms)
  1. (rare) A slang term that is also synonymous with another word or expression. Tags: rare, uncountable, usually

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          "ref": "1999, Time Pub. Ventures, Incorporated (publisher), Vibe - Volume 7, Issues 4-6, page 56:",
          "text": "... slangonym for female genitalia. Often used to mean \"clown around\", \"cut-up\" was also a technique used by Naked Lunch author William Burroughs of rearranging the words of an existing text to make a new work.",
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          "ref": "2011, Peter Silverton, Filthy English - The How, Why, When And What Of Everyday Swearing:",
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          "text": "camera obscura * a darkly comic slangonym for the anus",
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