slangor

Slangor is a term used to describe a person who uses or cultivates slang as a central aspect of their communicative style. In sociolinguistics and contemporary online discourse, a slangor is often characterized by rapid adoption of new slang terms, creative wordplay, and frequent code-switching between formal and informal registers.

Coined as a blend of slang and the agent noun suffix -or, the word appears in informal communities in the late 20th or early 21st century, with sporadic usage across English-speaking internet forums. It is not widely standardized and may vary in meaning by community.

Slangors may serve social functions: signaling group membership, signaling familiarity or status, or demonstrating linguistic creativity. In online spaces, slangors can help propagate neologisms; their influence tends to be temporary and domain-specific.

Because slang evolves quickly and is context-dependent, the term slangor is informal and sometimes used humorously or pejoratively. It is not a formal linguistic category, and many speakers may identify as slang users without adopting the label.

See also: slang, argot, jargon.