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vernacular vs rhyming slang

rhyming slang vs vernacular

vernacular and rhyming slang both are nouns.

vernacular is an adjective but rhyming slang is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vernacular Yes Yes No No
rhyming slang Yes No No No
As nouns, rhyming slang is a hyponym of vernacular; that is, rhyming slang is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vernacular:
  • vernacular: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
  • rhyming slang: slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component
Other hyponyms of vernacular include street name.
vernacular (noun) rhyming slang (noun)
the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
vernacular (adjective) rhyming slang (adjective)
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
Difference between vernacular and rhyming slang

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