Meaning of ARGOT
| Pronunciation: | | 'ârgow
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[n] a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" |
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ARGOT is a 5 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
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| | See Also: | | non-standard speech, rhyming slang | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar`got"\, n. [F. Of unknown origin.]
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves,
tramps, and vagabonds; flash.
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| | Related Terms: | | Aesopian language, babble, Babel, cant, cipher, code, cryptogram, double Dutch, garble, gibberish, gift of tongues, glossolalia, gobbledygook, Greek, jargon, jumble, lingo, mumbo jumbo, noise, patois, patter, phraseology, scatology, scramble, secret language, slang, taboo language, vernacular, vocabulary, vulgar language |
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