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Webster 1913 Edition


Argot


Arˊgot′

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Noun.
[F. Of unknown origin.]
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.

Definition 2024


Argot

Argot

See also: argot

English

Noun

Argot (plural Argots)

  1. An inhabitant or resident of Argos.

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argot

argot

See also: Argot

English

Noun

argot (plural argots)

  1. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  2. The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.
    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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French

Etymology

Of obscure origin, first attested in 1628.

Noun

argot m (plural argots)

  1. slang
  2. cant (secret language)

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Polish

Etymology

From French argot

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [arˈɡɔ]

Noun

argot n (indeclinable)

  1. argot

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Portuguese

Noun

argot m (plural argots)

  1. (linguistics) argot (a secret language used by thieves, tramps and vagabonds)
  2. (linguistics) argot (specialised vocabulary and terminology of a field)

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Spanish

Etymology

From French argot

Noun

argot m (plural argot)

  1. slang, argot