argot
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goʊ, -gət noun
1.
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification: a Restoration play rich in thieves' argot.
2.
the special vocabulary and idiom of a particular profession or social group: sociologists' argot.
Origin:
1855–60; < French, noun derivative of argoter to quarrel, derivative Latin ergō ergo with v. suffix -oter
1855–60; < French, noun derivative of argoter to quarrel, derivative Latin ergō ergo with v. suffix -oter
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| —n | |
| slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group, esp (formerly) a group of thieves | |
| [C19: from French, of unknown origin] | |
| argotic | |
| —adj | |
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Argot
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
argot
1860, from Fr. argot (17c.) "the jargon of Paris rogues and thieves," earlier "the company of beggars," from M.Fr., "group of beggars," origin unknown. The Eng. equivalent is cant. The Ger. equivalent is Rotwelsch, lit. "Red Welsh," but the first element may be connected with M.H.G. rot "beggar."
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Example sentences
Which is to say, in the argot of new media: old, slow and expensive to produce.
High praise, in this film's argot, has a way of sounding watered down if it's even printable.
Blameworthiness should be removed from the legal argot.
In the argot of the port, none of these arguments holds water.
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