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In some senses, lingo is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
lingo
UK /ˈlɪŋ.ɡəʊ̯/ US /ˈlɪŋ.ɡoʊ̯/
noun 2name 1
Definitions
noun
1
Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
[...] I have Thoughts to tarry a ſmall Matter in Town, to learn ſomewhat of your Lingo firſt, before I croſs the Seas.
"You see, ma'am, I can't divest myself of my professional lingo," observed Mr. Banks.
2
An Aboriginal language.
The huntsman spoke Davey’s lingo.
Granny Ava was the link: the last heathen of the family to speak the lingo fluently, before the Church waltzed in and jammed the Lord's Prayer in Granny Ruth's twelve-year-old mouth instead.
name
1
A surname.
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