Slang is indispensable part of any language. The way the language has developed through the centuries determines the way slang develops nowadays. The slang reflects people’s way of life, thinking, world view, ideology and their attitude toward the conditions and circumstances of the surrounding world. It is a very spread opinion to perceive slang as an example of some inappropriate, vulgar and uncultivated way of expressing thoughts and emotions, but every scholar who faces this phenomenon realizes indivisibility of formal generally accepted language and slang, a layer of language which is not investigated enough deeply to be totally understood and revealed. This article is intended to open up the origin of slang and its influences on society and individuals in particular