1. (noun) slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
Synonyms: cant, slang term, bevel, patois, slang, slang expression, vernacular, argot, pious platitude, lingo, camber, buzzword, jargon, chamfer, bank, jargoon
Antonyms: formal
2. (adj) vernacular
the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
Synonyms: cant, argot, slang, lingo, jargon, patois
Antonyms: formal
3. (adj) common, vernacular, vulgar
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
Synonyms: usual, coarse, vulgar, vernacular, mutual, unwashed, uncouth, crude, earthy, common, plebeian, rough-cut, gross
Antonyms: formal
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Synonyms and Antonyms of vernacular 
