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argot

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"Group jargon"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɑːɡəʊ/Part of speech nounSorted agortStarts with AEnds with T1 clues
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Definitions

  1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

Word origin

Borrowed from French argot, of unknown origin.

Used in a sentence

  • “Sadie had, in the argot of the day, a really good built.”
  • “The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.”
  • “Merle spoke in the thin nasal argot of this city's slums: "This the fus toim yez been lobbed, oy, kiddow?"”

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