argot
noun/ˈɑːɡəʊ/UK/ˈɑɹɡoʊ/US
Etymology
Borrowed from French argot, of unknown origin.
- borrowed from argot
Definitions
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
- Sadie had, in the argot of the day, a really good built.
The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special…
The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
- The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.
A strongly marked style of speaking.
- Merle spoke in the thin nasal argot of this city's slums: "This the fus toim yez been lobbed, oy, kiddow?"
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An inhabitant or resident of Argos.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for argot. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA