Sline: {1} In Fluccish of the late Praxic Age and early Reconstitution, a slang word formed by truncation of baseline, which is a Praxic commercial bulshytt term. It appears to be a noun that turned into an adjective meaning "common" or "widely shared." {2} A noun denoting an extramuros person with no special education, skills, aspirations, or hope of acquiring same. {3} Derogatory term for a stupid or uncouth person, esp. one who takes pride in those very qualities. Note: this sense is deprecated because it implies that a sline is a sline because of inherent personal shortcomings or perverse choices; sense {2} is preferred because it does not convey any such implication.
( Neal Stephenson )
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