lingo

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[ ling-goh ]
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noun,plural lin·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 of lingo

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1650–60; apparently alteration of lingua (franca); compare Polari lingo “language”

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[ ling-goh ]

noun,plural lin·goes.

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lingo

/ (ˈlɪŋɡəʊ) /


nounplural -goes
  1. informal any foreign or unfamiliar language, jargon, etc

Origin of lingo

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C17: perhaps from lingua franca; compare Portuguese lingoa tongue

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