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 Definitions of argot  [ˈɑr goʊ, -gət]  

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Definition of 'argot' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) argot
a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group of people, devised for private communication and identification:
thieves' argot.

2.  argot
the special vocabulary and idiom of a particular profession or social group.

Etymology:  (1855–60; < F, n. der. of argoter to quarrel, der. of L ergō)

Definition of 'argot' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
"they don't speak our lingo"


Definition of 'argot' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) argot
a secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash



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