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argot

[ ahr-goh, -guht ]

noun

  1. a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:

    a Restoration play rich in thieves' argot.

  2. the special vocabulary and idiom of a particular profession or social group:

    sociologists' argot.



argot

/ ɑːˈɡɒtɪk; ˈɑːɡəʊ /

noun

  1. slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group, esp (formerly) a group of thieves
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • argotic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·dz· [ahr-, got, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of argot1

1855–60; < French, noun derivative of argoter to quarrel, derivative Latin ō ergo with v. suffix -oter
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of argot1

C19: from French, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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It’s irresponsible — or “extreme” in the colloquial argot of politics these days — to falsely shout, “Fire!” in a crowded theater.

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“Luxuriates in language. Everett, like Twain, is a master of American argot. … This is Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful.”

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That means seeking them out where they are and speaking in their argot.

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In the argot of the credit bureaus, tradelines are just another word for all the accounts listed on a credit report — credit cards, loans and mortgages are all tradelines.

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But even here — under a tangle of rope and lace, designed by Rajha Shakiry, that seems to literalize the World Wide Web — the argot of social media invades.

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