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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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slang

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /sleɪŋ/Used In Literature ↓

Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.

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Common Phrases

. slangterm slangterms slangwords slangword slangexpression slangslang americanslang rhyming
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Synonyms

cantdialectjargonlingovernacularcod

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Related Words

take input one overdupeargot

Poetry examples for “slang”

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