An argot strengthens the identity of a social group.
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Argot
/ˈɑɹɡoʊ/
Synonyms for "argot" (49 found)
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Strong matches (15)
ciphercodecryptogramdialectdouble dutchgarblegibberishgift of tonguesglossolaliagobbledygookgreekidiomjargonjumblelanguage
Related words (24)
Noun(8 words)
lingomumbo jumbonoisepatoispatterphraseologyscatologyscramblesecret languageslangtaboo languagetalktonguevernacularvocabularyvulgar language
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4 entriescriminal jargonlegal jargonmedical jargonthieves cant
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6 entriescriminal argotinsider languagelegal jargonsecret slangspecialized jargonthieves cant
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4 total sentences available.
Sadie had, in the argot of the day, a really good built.
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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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Merle spoke in the thin nasal argot of this city's slums: "This the fus toim yez been lobbed, oy, kiddow?"
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