About The Word Argot
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Argot
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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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