patter vs slang

patter

noun
  • One who pats. 

  • A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface. 

  • Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer or a sports commentator. 

verb
  • To speak glibly and rapidly, as does an auctioneer or a sports commentator. 

  • To spatter; to sprinkle. 

  • To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch. 

slang

noun
  • A curse word. 

  • The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to conceal one's meaning from outsiders; cant. 

  • A particular variety of slang; the slang used by a particular group. 

  • An item of slang; a slang word or expression. 

  • Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register. 

  • Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon. 

  • Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. 

verb
  • To sell (especially illegal drugs). 

How often have the words patter and slang occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )