argot
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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
Greitens — taking refuge in literary argot — has responded that the ad is merely a “metaphor.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 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
Youth slang is one of the most consistently refreshing of argots.
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
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 Vance, Louis Joseph
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Vivacious Vernacular: Words About Slang
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