Features of British slang in the modern socio-cultural space

This article examines the use of slang in modern English. The article examines in detail the concept of "slang" as a phenomenon in linguistics, its features, frequency and reasons for its use in everyday speech. The article provides various slang expressions and their explanation based on specific examples of use in speech. In English lexicology, slings include a wide variety of words and phrases, from jargonisms to neologisms.