argot

Etymology

Borrowed from French argot, of unknown origin.

noun

  1. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
    Sadie had, in the argot of the day, a really good built. 2012, Stephen King, 11/22/63, p. 338-9
  2. The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
    The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.

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