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Argot

Argot Meaning & Definition
Argot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Argot?

[n] a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Argot: cant | jargon | lingo | patois | slang | vernacular

Related Terms | Find terms related to Argot: Aesopian language | babble | Babel | cant | cipher | code | cryptogram | double Dutch | garble | gibberish | gift of tongues | glossolalia | gobbledygook | Greek | jargon | jumble | lingo | mumbo jumbo | noise | patois | patter | phraseology | scatology | scramble | secret language | slang | taboo language | vernacular | vocabulary | vulgar language

See Also | non-standard speech | rhyming slang

Argot In Webster's Dictionary

\Ar`got"\, n. [F. Of unknown origin.] A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.

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