argot
Collocations
3ADJ.
thin
ARGOT + NOUN
city's, day, identity
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
Sadie had, in the argot of the day, a really good built.
The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.
A strongly marked style of speaking.
Merle spoke in the thin nasal argot of this city's slums: "This the fus toim yez been lobbed, oy, kiddow?"
noun
An inhabitant or resident of Argos.
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Example Bank
4Sadie had, in the argot of the day, a really good built.
WiktionaryThe conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.
WiktionaryMerle spoke in the thin nasal argot of this city's slums: "This the fus toim yez been lobbed, oy, kiddow?"
WiktionaryAn argot strengthens the identity of a social group.
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