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lingo

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lin·go

1[ling-goh]
noun, plural -goes.
1.
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual: gamblers' lingo.
2.
language or speech, especially if strange or foreign.

Origin:
1650–60; apparently alteration of lingua (franca); compare Polari lingo language

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Lingo is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example Sentences
  • The shoe salesman has a lingo all of his own, quite incomprehensible to the average customer.
  • If you're interested in career options at the labs, don't worry about understanding the lingo.
  • The idea is to make search more focused-"vertical", in the lingo.
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lin·go

2[ling-goh]
noun, plural -goes.
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lingo (ˈlɪŋɡəʊ)
 
n , pl -goes
informal any foreign or unfamiliar language, jargon, etc
 
[C17: perhaps from lingua franca; compare Portuguese lingoa tongue]

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Word Origin & History

lingo
"foreign speech," 1660, possibly a corrupt form of lingua franca (q.v.), or from Prov. lingo "language, tongue," from O.Prov. lenga, from L. lingua "tongue" (see lingual).
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Slang Dictionary

lingo definition


  1. n.
    language; special vocabulary. : When you catch on to the lingo, everything becomes clear.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Lingo definition


An animation scripting language.
[MacroMind Director V3.0 Interactivity Manual, MacroMind 1991].

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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