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argot

[ahr-goh, -guht] / ˈɑr goʊ, -gət /


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

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2024

Some considered her quétaine, cheesy in Québécois argot.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2022

Regardless of the language, the United Nations has its own argot, too.

From Seattle Times Sep. 26, 2022

The object, known as 3C273 in the flavorless argot of astronomy, was 3 billion light years away, a good chunk of the way back to the Big Bang.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2022

Every human pastime—music, cooking, sports, art, theoretical physics—develops an argot to spare its enthusiasts from having to say or type a long-winded description every time they refer to a familiar concept in each other’s company.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Melding the argots of Silicon Valley and self-care, Joyous delivers treatment primarily by text message, replete with exclamation points and emojis.

From New York Times Feb. 20, 2023

Like many argots, the unique vernacular enhances CrossFit’s mystique and sense of being a special, exclusive community.

From The Guardian Apr. 8, 2016

Include argots – the characteristic language of a particular group – and that number climbs ginormously.

From The Guardian Apr. 8, 2016

Here are some argots peculiar to their groups.

From The Guardian Apr. 8, 2016

Paris he knew as you and I know the palms of our hands, and he could converse with the precision of the native-born in any one of the city's several odd argots.

From The Lone Wolf A Melodrama by Louis Joseph Vance




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