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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•got /ˈɑrgoʊ, -gət/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Linguisticsa special vocabulary used by a particular group that is hard for outsiders to understand:the argot of drug dealers.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•got (är′gō, -gət),USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticsa specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, esp. that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:a Restoration play rich in thieves' argot.
- Linguisticsthe special vocabulary and idiom of a particular profession or social group:sociologists' argot.
- French, noun, nominal derivative of argoter to quarrel, derivative Latin ergō ergo with verb, verbal suffix -oter
- 1855–60;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: argot /ˈɑːɡəʊ/ n - slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group, esp (formerly) a group of thieves
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, of unknown origin |