Definition of argot Argot
/ɑˈɹgʌt/ - [argut] - ar•got
We found 8 definitions of argot from 6 different sources.
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What does argot mean?
WordNet
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| argot - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" | ||
| slang, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular | ||
| non-standard speech speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community | ||
| street name the name of a street | ||
| rhyming slang slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang" | ||
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- argot (Noun)
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds. - argot (Noun)
The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- argot (n.)
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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argot
Terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, group, or event. -
argot
A secret or private language used by various groups to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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argot
är′go, or är′got, n. slang, originally that of thieves and vagabonds: cant. [Fr.; of unknown origin.]
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🔤- argot, noun, singular of argots.
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