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View usage for: (lɪŋgoʊ) Word forms: plural lingos1. countable noun [usually singular]People sometimes refer to a foreign language, especially one that they do not speak or understand, as a lingo. [informal] I don't speak the lingo. Synonyms: language, jargon, dialect, talk More Synonyms of lingo 2. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN]A lingo is a range of words or a style of language which is used in a particular situation or by a particular group of people. [informal] In record-business lingo, that means he wanted to buy the rights to the song andmarket it. ...an author who writes in a lurid lingo, freely punctuated with crude expletives. (ˈlɪŋɡəʊ) nounWord forms: plural -goes informal any foreign or unfamiliar language, jargon, etc Word origin C17: perhaps from lingua franca; compare Portuguese lingoa tongue lingo in American English (ˈlɪŋgoʊ) nounWord forms: plural ˈlingoes Informal language; esp., a dialect, jargon, or special vocabulary that one is not familiar with a humorous or disparaging term the lingo of the doctors SIMILAR WORDS: ˈdiaˌlect Word origin Prov lingo, lengo < L lingua, tongue: see language Examples of 'lingo' in a sentencelingo Definition any foreign or unfamiliar language or jargon (informal, old-fashioned) I don't speak the lingo. Additional synonymsDefinition slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group the argot of the university campus Synonyms jargon, slang, dialect, idiom, vernacular, patter, parlance, cant, lingo (informal), patoisDefinition specialized vocabulary of a particular group, such as thieves or lawyers He resorted to a lot of pseudo-psychological cant to confuse me. Synonyms jargon, slang, vernacular, patter, lingo (informal), argotDefinition a form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area the number of Italians who speak only local dialect Synonyms language, speech, tongue, jargon, idiom, vernacular, brogue, lingo (informal), patois, provincialism, localism - linger
- lingerie
- lingering
- lingo
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- link-up
Additional synonymsDefinition the characteristic vocabulary or usage of a person or group I was irritated by his use of archaic idiom. Synonyms language, talk, style, usage, jargon, vernacular, parlance, mode of expression Definition specialized language relating to a particular subject, profession, or group full of the jargon and slang of self-improvement courses Synonyms parlance, slang, idiom, patter, tongue, usage, dialect, cant, lingo (informal), patois, argot, leetspeak, l33tspeak or 1337speak, netspeak Definition the jargon of a particular group people from the ghetto who speak street patois Synonyms jargon, slang, vernacular, patter, cant, lingo (informal), argotDefinition the jargon of a particular group the famous Glasgow patter Synonyms jargon, slang, vernacular, cant, lingo (informal), patois, argotDefinition a national or regional language or dialect the way common letter clusters are pronounced in speech Synonyms language, tongue, utterance, jargon, dialect, idiom, parlance, articulation, diction, lingo (informal), enunciation toddlers babbling on in baby talk Synonyms language, words, speech, jargon, slang, dialect, lingo (informal), patois, argotDefinition a language, dialect, or idiom They feel passionately about their native tongue. Synonyms language, speech, vernacular, talk, dialect, idiom, parlance, lingo (informal), patois, argotDefinition the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place To use the vernacular of the day, Peter was square. Synonyms speech, jargon, idiom, parlance, cant, native language, dialect, patois, argot, vulgar tongue |