Definition of Argot. Meaning of Argot. Synonyms of Argot

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Definition of Argot

Argot
Argot Ar`got", n. [F. Of unknown origin.] A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.

Meaning of Argot from wikipedia

- or mislead people outside the group. It may also be called a cryptolect, argot, pseudo-language, anti-language or secret language. Each term differs slightly...
- CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United...
- (also known as salitang bakla (lit. '**** speak') or "**** lingo") is an argot or cant slang derived from Taglish (Tagalog-English code-switching) and...
- argot spoken by **** communities in Indonesia ****le language, an Afrikaans-based argot spoken by **** communities in South Africa IsiNgqumo, an argot based...
- Thieves' cant (also known as thieves' argot, rogues' cant, or peddler's French) is a cant, cryptolect, or argot which was formerly used by thieves, beggars...
- Boontling is a jargon or argot spoken only in Boonville, California. It was created in the 1890s. Today, it is nearly extinct, and fewer than 100 people...
- Prison slang is an argot used primarily by criminals and detainees in correctional institutions. It is a form of anti-language. Many of the terms deal...
- Gavroche to introduce the concept of argot to the reader. Hugo devotes a lengthy chapter to importance of argot to the evolution of language in order...
- The Fresnel–Arago laws are three laws which summarise some of the more important properties of interference between light of different states of polarization...
- sayings from Argentine variants but usually not the reverse. Lunfardo is an argot of the Spanish language that originated in the late 19th century among the...