argot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 3 Spanish 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɑːgəʊ/,
• (US) IPA: /ˈɑːrgoʊ/, IPA: /ˈɑːrgət/

[edit] Noun

argot (plural argots)

1. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds.
2. The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.

   The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.

[edit] Synonyms

• (secret language): cant, jargon, slang
• (specialized vocabulary): jargon

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: agort
• gator
• gotra
• groat

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[edit] French

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[edit] Noun

argot m. (plural argots)

1. cant (secret language)
2. slang

[edit] Derived terms

• argotique

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

argot m. singular & plural

1. slang, argot