Slang vs. Waterfall — What's the Difference?

Slang is language (words, phrases, and usages) of an informal register. It also sometimes refers to the language generally exclusive to the members of particular in-groups prefer over the common vocabulary of a standard language in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both.

A waterfall is an area where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.

A kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of coinages and figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other effect.

A cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline.

Language peculiar to a group; argot or jargon

Relating to or denoting a method of project management that is characterized by sequential stages and a fixed plan of work

To use slang.

A steep descent of water from a height; a cascade.

To use angry and abusive language

A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.

To attack with abusive language; vituperate

(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.

Waterfall model

Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.

The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.

The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to conceal one's meaning from outsiders; cant.

A necktie.

(countable) A particular variety of slang; the slang used by a particular group.

A chignon.

(countable) An item of slang; a slang word or expression.

A beard.

(India) A curse word.

(intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.

Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.

(transitive) To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.

A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.

(roller derby) recycle

A counterfeit weight or measure.

A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.

A travelling show, or one of its performances.

An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.

A hawker's license.

A certain kind of neck scarf.

A watchchain.

A steep descent of the water of a river

To vocally abuse, or shout at.

To sell especially illegal drugs.

Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.

A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.

Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc.

To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language.

Informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar;

A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);

Use slang or vulgar language

Fool or hoax;

Abuse with coarse language