argot
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argot (plural argots)
- A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds.
- 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.
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secret language of thieves, tramps, and vagabonds
specialized vocabulary and terminology of a field
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argot m. (plural argots)
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argot m. singular & plural
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