slangwhanger

A long-winded speaker; one given to slang. slang-whanging, subst. The use of slangy or abusive language. A. As adject .: Sloping, oblique; inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular. "The slant lightning, whose thwart flame driven down Kindles the gummy bark of fir or pine." Milton: P. L. , x. 1,075. B. As substantive: 1. Lit .: An oblique direction or plane; a slope. 2. Fig .: An oblique reflection; a gibe; a sarcastic remark. 3. Naut .: A transitory breeze of wind, or the period of its duration. "Lenore again got away, but the others were catching slants on their own account and keeping inside the handicaps."- Field , Sept. 4, 1886. slant, *sclent, *slent, v. t. & i. [SLANT, a.] A. Transitive: 1. To turn from a direct line; to slope; to give a sloping or oblique direction to. "To break and slent the downright rushings of a stronger ve el." Fuller : Holy War , p. 210. *2. To hold or stretch out in a slanting or oblique direction. (Followed by out .) B. Intransitive : To slope; to lie slantingly or obliquely. "On the side of yonder slanting hill." Dodsley: Agriculture, iii. slant-ing, pr . par . or a . [SLANT, v .] slant-ing-ly, adv . [Eng. slanting ; -ly.] 1. Lit .: In a slanting or oblique direction; with a slope or inclination; on the slant; obliquely. "He digs in slantingly for about two or three feet."Burroughs: Pepacton, p. 220. 2. Fig.: With an oblique or indirect hint or remark. slant-lý, slant-wise, adv. [Eng. slant; -ly, -wise.] In a slanting or oblique direction; obliquely, slantingly. "Some maketh a hollowne half a foot deep, With flower sets in it, set slantwise asteep. Tu er: Husbandry; March.