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lingo

DEFINITIONS OF: lingo

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n a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

“they don't speak our lingo
Synonyms:
argot, cant, jargon, patois, slang, vernacular
Types:
street name
slang for something (especially for an illegal drug)
rhyming slang
slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component
Type of:
non-standard speech
speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
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