argot
Example Sentences
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But even here — under a tangle of rope and lace, designed by Rajha Shakiry, that seems to literalize the World Wide Web — the argot of social media invades.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 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
Ms. Gustern used bits of Indiana argot to make a point.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
