lingo
Example Sentences
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If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
There's a lot of astro-jargon involved in space missions, and TLI is the latest space lingo many of those following this mission have come to know.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Macroeconomists call such a scenario “indeterminacy” — economist lingo that simply means that key macroeconomic variables such as employment, output growth and inflation have no stable resting point.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026
If someone is using surfer lingo after the game — stoked! — you’ll know it was a good night for the Breakers.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
I have to hand it to her; Dr. Minerva picked up on my lingo pretty quickly.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
Vocabulary lists containing lingo
Vivacious Vernacular: Words About Slang
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Merle Haggard (1937-2016) Tribute List
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