Slang
Informal vocabulary and expressions used within specific social groups or age groups, typically with limited social acceptance. Slang signals in-group identity and tends to change rapidly.
Real World
The term 'no cap' (meaning 'no lie') originated in African American Vernacular English and spread via social media, now used by teenagers globally to signal authenticity and in-group credibility.
Exam Focus
Always link slang to its social function — group identity, exclusion, or generational marking — rather than simply labelling it as informal.
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