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argot

(ɑːʳgoʊ)

Word forms: plural argots

variable noun

An argot is a special language used by a particular group of people, which other people find difficult to understand.

[formal]

...the argot of teenagers.

...footballing argot.

Synonyms: jargon, slang, dialect, idiom More Synonyms of argot

argot in British English

(ˈɑːɡəʊ)

noun

slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group, esp (formerly) a group of thieves

Derived forms

argotic (ɑːˈɡɒtɪk)

adjective

Word origin

C19: from French, of unknown origin

argot in American English

(ˈɑrgoʊ; ˈɑrgət)

noun

the specialized vocabulary and idioms of those in the same work, way of life, etc., as the language used by computer hackers

Examples of 'argot' in a sentence
argot

Marnier barked something at her in French -- argot, which I didn't understand.How could you make yourself understood by people who talked this incomprehensible argot ?Attractive, easygoing, affable, with their own ritualized jargon, the argot of the well-born Atlanta male among his peers.

(noun) in the sense of jargon

Definition

slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group

the argot of the university campus

Synonyms

jargon

full of the jargon and slang of self-improvement courses

slang

He liked to think he kept up with current slang.

dialect

the number of Italians who speak only local dialect

idiom

I was irritated by his use of archaic idiom.

vernacular

To use the vernacular of the day, Peter was square.

patter

the famous Glasgow patter

parlance

He is, in common parlance, a `sad loser'.

cant

He resorted to a lot of pseudo-psychological cant to confuse me.

lingo (informal)

I don't speak the lingo.

patois

people from the ghetto who speak street patois

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cant

Definition

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),

argot

in the sense of dialect

Definition

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

in the sense of idiom

Definition

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

Nearby words of
argot

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单词	argot
释义	Trends of argot View usage for: argot (ɑːʳgoʊ) Word forms: plural argots variable noun An argot is a special language used by a particular group of people, which other people find difficult to understand. [formal] ...the argot of teenagers. ...footballing argot. Synonyms: jargon, slang, dialect, idiom More Synonyms of argot argot in British English (ˈɑːɡəʊ) noun slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group, esp (formerly) a group of thieves Derived forms argotic (ɑːˈɡɒtɪk) adjective Word origin C19: from French, of unknown origin argot in American English (ˈɑrgoʊ; ˈɑrgət) noun the specialized vocabulary and idioms of those in the same work, way of life, etc., as the language used by computer hackers see also slang1 SIMILAR WORDS: ˈdiaˌlect Word origin Fr, orig. (in thieves' jargon), the company of beggars (argoter, to beg, prob. < ergot, claw, spur, hence orig., “get one's claws into”) Examples of 'argot' in a sentence argot Marnier barked something at her in French -- argot, which I didn't understand. Robert Wilson A DARKENING STAIN (2002) How could you make yourself understood by people who talked this incomprehensible argot ? Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002) Attractive, easygoing, affable, with their own ritualized jargon, the argot of the well-born Atlanta male among his peers. Siddons, Anne Rivers DOWNTOWN (2002) (noun) in the sense of jargon Definition slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group the argot of the university campus Synonyms jargon full of the jargon and slang of self-improvement courses slang He liked to think he kept up with current slang. dialect the number of Italians who speak only local dialect idiom I was irritated by his use of archaic idiom. vernacular To use the vernacular of the day, Peter was square. patter the famous Glasgow patter parlance He is, in common parlance, a `sad loser'. cant He resorted to a lot of pseudo-psychological cant to confuse me. lingo (informal) I don't speak the lingo. patois people from the ghetto who speak street patois Additional synonyms in the sense of cant Definition 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), argot in the sense of dialect Definition 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 in the sense of idiom Definition 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 Nearby words of argot arduous area arena argot arguable arguably argue Synonyms of 'argot' argot Explore 'argot' in the dictionary
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