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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
Collocations
5ADJ.
observed, professional
VERB + LINGO
age, don't, jabbering, speak, use
LINGO + NOUN
banks, fir, mr, regresses, someone, t
PREP.
in
ADV.
mainly
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.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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[...] I have Thoughts to tarry a ſmall Matter in Town, to learn ſomewhat of your Lingo firſt, before I croſs the Seas.
Wiktionary02
"You see, ma'am, I can't divest myself of my professional lingo," observed Mr. Banks.
Wiktionary03
Nobody could make out plain what she said, for she was mainly jabbering Swede lingo, but there was English enough, of a kind, to give us some idee.
Wiktionary04
In age regression lingo, when someone regresses and takes on the mentality of their younger self, they're in "little space."
Tatoeba · #934560105
I'd love to work in Germany, but I don't speak the lingo.
Tatoeba · #1053842706
You have to use the lingo if you want to be taken seriously in meetings.
Tatoeba · #10538434Usage Notes
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