argotnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈɑː.ɡəʊ/us/ˈɑːr.ɡoʊ/words and expressions that are used by small groups of people and that are not easily understood by other people:
thieves' argot
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- acrolect
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- cant
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- creole
- lingo
- lingua franca
- metalanguage
- newspeak
- non-standard
- officialese
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- pidgin
- plain English
- rhyming slang
- slang
- slangy
- speak
- telegramese
- tongue
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