lingo

Vance’s efforts to seem hip come across as forced, as if he has never met a fellow millennial and can only approximate their lingo and cadence from reading old magazine reviews of movies like “Clueless.”

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

"Why are we getting into the lingo of Gen Z?" she asked.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The word “hawk” in Fed lingo is associated with senior officials committed to raising rates to tamp down inflation, even if it means some damage to the economy, such as rising unemployment.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The move might have some traders questioning if proponents of HODL—crypto investor lingo for “never sell Bitcoin” — are finally changing their tune, given the recent weakness.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Even when we have an inkling that we are speaking in a specialized lingo, we may be reluctant to slip back into plain speech.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The young man's father was a consul; and he has half a dozen foreign lingoes stowed away in his brain.

From The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet by Cooper, James Fenimore

Men may learn strange lingoes to humour their fellow-men, but how can any dog be expected to understand "Viens ici"?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 by Various

What a sad neglect in our education, among all the acquired lingoes extant, to have overlooked the Gaelic!

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

The Doctor introduced me, with much affectionate effusion and many particulars concerning my family and early history, to the man of unearthly lingoes.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various

Every child suffering from warts usually passes through the stage of charms and lingoes which are popularly used to remove these disagreeable growths.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.