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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as slang.

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Examples

  • Fashion editors might decree that this is the season to sparkle in a tiny sequinned shift, but the reality is that the biggest-selling garment of the moment is a shapeless giant polyester pod called, not very sexily, a 'slanket'.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

  • (Hayek), even as he learned that she harbored a dark secret from her past; Jenna fell for an attractive EMT who leaves before she can get his number, leading her to attempt to send Kenneth into "acute strawberry shock" by repeatedly poisoning him; Liz discovered the joys of the "slanket"; and Tracy debated getting a tattoo of his wife Angie's angry face on his chest.

    Televisionary 2009

  • Mimi Ritzen Crawford for The Wall Street Journal Valerie Bertinelli A slanket may seem like a stingy present for a woman who has brought so much attention to a fledgling cable station, but, in truth, TV Land went all out for Ms. White.

    White's Hot Birthday Bash Marshall Heyman 2011

  • Besides making a donation in the name of Ms. White to the Morris Animal Foundation, Mr. Jones said he also sent her a slanket.

    White's Hot Birthday Bash Marshall Heyman 2011

  • September 28th, 2009 at 2: 28 pm slanket slanket snuggie

    Nobody looks good in one. 2009

  • The unfogged discussion also bears examination (although it eventually devolved into a discussion of whether or not the slanket embodies the unix design philosophy).

    Plush | ATTACKERMAN 2008

  • This list, compiled by BuzzFeed, features not one but two variations on the snuggie -- the "poshAir" sleeping bag, which is sort of a reverse snuggie, and the "saimese slanket," which is a snuggie for two.

    The Consumerist: January 2010 Archives 2010

  • This list, compiled by BuzzFeed, features not one but two variations on the snuggie -- the "poshAir" sleeping bag, which is sort of a reverse snuggie, and the "saimese slanket," which is a snuggie for two.

    35 Most Ridiculous SkyMall Items - The Consumerist 2010

  • I barely knew what a slanket was before this episode and upon finding out I don’t think I’d ever want to use one.

    TV Review: ‘30 Rock’ Episode: ‘The Ones’ | We Are Movie Geeks 2009

  • Now with the rest of the episode we see Tracy trying to find the perfect anniversary gift for his wife which he gets down to either diamond bedazzled jacket that says “Hot Bitch† across the back or a slanket.

    TV Review: ‘30 Rock’ Episode: ‘The Ones’ | We Are Movie Geeks 2009

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  • a morally and aesthetically repugnant thing sort of similar to the Snuggie.

    August 27, 2013