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ar·got
 argot
- pronunciation:
- ar
go
[or]
ar
g
 t
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noun |
| definition: |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, esp. of criminals.
The gang members conversed in an impenetrable argot that no outsider could understand.- synonyms:
- cant, idiom, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vocabulary
- similar words:
- dialect, nomenclature, parlance, speech, terminology, tongue, vernacular
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| related words: |
idiom, jargon |
| derivation: |
argotic (adj.) |
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