The difference between Dialect and Slang
When used as nouns, dialect means a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or social group, often differing from other varieties of the same language in minor ways as regards vocabulary, style, pronunciation, and orthographic conventions, whereas slang means language outside of conventional usage.
Slang is also verb with the meaning: to vocally abuse, or shout at.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dialect and Slang
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Dialect as a noun (linguistics):
A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or social group, often differing from other varieties of the same language in minor ways as regards vocabulary, style, pronunciation, and orthographic conventions; either standard or nonstandard (vernacular).
Examples:
"hypo sociolect ethnolect regiolect"
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Dialect as a noun (pejorative):
Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
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Dialect as a noun:
A lect (often a or language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese, or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
Examples:
"synonyms: vernacular patois q2=often derogatory"
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Dialect as a noun (computing, programming):
A variant of a non-standardized programming language.
Examples:
"Home computers in the 1980s had many incompatible dialects of BASIC."
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Dialect as a noun (ornithology):
A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.
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Slang as a noun:
Language outside of conventional usage.
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Slang as a noun:
Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
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Slang as a noun:
The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to make what is said unintelligible to those not members of the group; cant.
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Slang as a verb (transitive, dated):
To vocally abuse, or shout at.
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Slang as a verb (archaic):
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Slang as a noun (UK, dialect):
Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.
Examples:
"rfquotek Holland"
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Slang as a noun (UK, obsolete):
A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.
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Slang as a noun (UK, obsolete, slang):
A counterfeit weight or measure.
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Slang as a noun (UK, obsolete, slang):
A travelling show, or one of its performances.
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Slang as a noun (UK, obsolete, slang):
A hawker's license.
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Slang as a noun (UK, obsolete, slang):
A watchchain.
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Slang as a verb (transitive, AAVE, MLE):
To sell .