argot

In the argot of the day, Flynn faced “morals charges” carrying a possible five-year prison term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Now here comes David B. Auerbach with a new piece of argot, and a book, for our fast-changing times: “Meganets.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2023

Characters speak in modern slang, Shakespearean verse, ’80s pop lyrics and that timeless argot of clumsy melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

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

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 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

Youth slang is one of the most consistently refreshing of argots.

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

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

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