slanginess

Though it is in rhymed verse, it is not always poetic and there is often an awkward slanginess, as in the use of words like phooey and hunky-dory.

Despite the character's slanginess, Mr. Morton is a very creditible Orestes and Ms. Marchand convincingly accentuates the sensual side of Klytemnestra.

It was one of a number of "slang words" that H. W. Fowler linked to particular professions - specifically, to "society journalism" - with the advice that, if used in such a context, "familiarity will disguise and sometimes it will bring out its slanginess."