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lingo
lin·go L0185500 (lĭng′gō)n. pl. lin·goes The specialized vocabulary of a particular field or social group, especially when viewed as unfamiliar: computer lingo; the lingo of the local residents of the island; "the lingo that rough union guys used among themselves" (Philip Roth).
[Perhaps from Portuguese lingoa, tongue, language, or from Lingua Franca lingua, language; akin to Catalan llengua, Italian lingua, and Spanish lengua, tongue, language, all ultimately from Latin lingua; see dn̥ghū- in Indo-European roots.]lingo (ˈlɪŋɡəʊ) n, pl -goes (Linguistics) informal any foreign or unfamiliar language, jargon, etc[C17: perhaps from lingua franca; compare Portuguese lingoa tongue]lin•go (ˈlɪŋ goʊ)
n., pl. -goes. 1. the language or vocabulary, esp. the jargon or slang, of a particular field, group, or individual. 2. language or speech, esp. if strange or foreign. [1650–60; appar. alter. of lingua (franca)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lingo - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"argot, jargon, patois, vernacular, slang, cantbite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"swiz - British slang for a swindleheist, rip-off - the act of stealingshakedown - extortion of money (as by blackmail)power trip - (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other peopleblowjob, cock sucking - slang for fellatiohand job, jacking off, jerking off, wank - slang for masturbationdekko - British slang for a looksquare-bashing - drill on a barracks squareshakedown - a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"caff - informal British term for a cafedeck - street name for a packet of illegal drugsgat, rod - a gangster's pistolMickey Finn - slang term for knockout dropsnick - (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"dreck, schlock, shlock - merchandise that is shoddy or inferiorcert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert"legs - staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs"soup-strainer, toothbrush - slang for a mustachearsehole, bunghole, arse, asshole - vulgar slang for anusbay window, potbelly, tummy, corporation, pot - slang for a paunchniff, pong - an unpleasant smellstreet name - slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin"corker - (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker"hooey, poppycock, stuff and nonsense, stuff - senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff"baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle - pretentious or silly talk or writingcodswallop, folderol, trumpery, wish-wash, applesauce, tripe, rubbish, trash - nonsensical talk or writingskin flick - a pornographic moviedibs - a claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza"non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech communityrhyming slang - slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang"bunfight, bun-fight - (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasionburnup - a high-speed motorcycle race on a public roadnosh-up - a large satisfying mealhood - (slang) a neighborhood'hood - (slang) a neighborhoodpaleface - (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)poor white trash, white trash - (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverishedhonkey, honkie, honky, whitey - (slang) offensive names for a White manslant-eye, gook - (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)Injun, red man, Redskin - (slang) offensive term for Native AmericansChinaman, chink - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descentdago, ginzo, greaseball, wop, Guinea - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descentJap, Nip - (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descentspic, spick, spik - (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descentBoche, Jerry, Kraut, Krauthead, Hun - offensive term for a person of German descent |
lingonoun (Informal) language, jargon, dialect, talk, speech, tongue, idiom, vernacular, patter, cant, patois, argot I don't speak the lingo.lingonoun1. A variety of a language that differs from the standard form:argot, cant, dialect, jargon, patois, vernacular.2. Specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture:argot, cant, dialect, idiom, jargon, language, lexicon, patois, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary.Translationslingo
lingoA set of slang or terminology that is unique to a particular field or group of people. You've got to learn the lingo if you want to fit in around this part of the country. Yeah, we've kind of got our own lingo that we use when we work. Don't worry, you'll catch on.lingo n. language; special vocabulary. When you catch on to the lingo, everything becomes clear. Lingo
LingoAn animation scripting language.
[MacroMind Director V3.0 Interactivity Manual, MacroMind1991].FinancialSeedirectorLinGO
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lingoenUS
Related to lingo: gamsSynonyms for lingonoun languageSynonyms- language
- jargon
- dialect
- talk
- speech
- tongue
- idiom
- vernacular
- patter
- cant
- patois
- argot
Synonyms for lingonoun a variety of a language that differs from the standard formSynonyms- argot
- cant
- dialect
- jargon
- patois
- vernacular
noun specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subcultureSynonyms- argot
- cant
- dialect
- idiom
- jargon
- language
- lexicon
- patois
- terminology
- vernacular
- vocabulary
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