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argot
ar·got A0419000 (är′gō)n. A specialized vocabulary or set of idioms used by a particular group: thieves' argot.
[French, from earlier argot, underworld of beggars and thieves, of unknown origin.]Usage Note: The pronunciation of argot as (är′gət) was long considered acceptable and has historically been included in most dictionaries. However, it is falling out of favor; in our 2005 survey, 75 percent of the Usage Panel found that pronunciation unacceptable.argot (ˈɑːɡəʊ) n (Linguistics) slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group, esp (formerly) a group of thieves[C19: from French, of unknown origin] argotic adjar•got (ˈɑr goʊ, -gət)
n. 1. a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group of people, devised for private communication and identification: thieves' argot. 2. the special vocabulary and idiom of a particular profession or social group. [1855–60; < French, n. derivative of argoter to quarrel, derivative of Latin ergō] ar•got′ic (-ˈgɒt ɪk) adj. argotA special language used only among members of a particular group.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | argot - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"jargon, lingo, 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 |
argotnoun jargon, slang, dialect, idiom, vernacular, patter, parlance, cant, lingo (informal), patois the argot of the university campusargotnoun1. A variety of a language that differs from the standard form:cant, dialect, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular.2. Specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture:cant, dialect, idiom, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, patois, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary.Translationsargot
Synonyms for argotnoun jargonSynonyms- jargon
- slang
- dialect
- idiom
- vernacular
- patter
- parlance
- cant
- lingo
- patois
Synonyms for argotnoun a variety of a language that differs from the standard formSynonyms- cant
- dialect
- jargon
- lingo
- patois
- vernacular
noun specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subcultureSynonyms- cant
- dialect
- idiom
- jargon
- language
- lexicon
- lingo
- patois
- terminology
- vernacular
- vocabulary
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