American slang is slang that is common in, or particular to, the United States.
The term can refer specifically to:
Famous quotes containing the words american and/or slang:
“The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)
“I’ve found that there are only two kinds that are any good: slang that has established itself in the language, and slang that you make up yourself. Everything else is apt to be passé before it gets into print.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)