Type of Slang According to Allan and Burridge (2006) confirm that there are
5 types of slang:
1) Fresh and Creative
new vocabulary
informal variety,
new words.
For example; my friend Mariah is an awesome single lady. You guys would be
perfect each other.
awesome - wonderful or amazing.
2) Compounding
3) Imitative Slang
Standard English Word, combining two different words.
For example; I’m gonna call you tomorrow. This slang words derived from the
phrase “going to”. Word “gonna” mostly used by people.
4) Acronym
The examples of acronym are: “LOL”(Laughing Out Loud), “KIT” (Keep in Touch),
“BTW”(By The Way).
5) Clipping Clipping is a process which abbreviates a word to one of its parts.
The most common pattern is back-clipping, in which the beginning of a base lexeme is
retained (e.g. lab <- laboratory). Other possible pattern include fore-clipping