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ARGOT (AHR-goh) The expressions or slang of a particular group Common clues: Shoptalk; Jargon; Slang; Patois; Idiom; Insider's vocabulary; Lingo; Groupspeak, e.g Crossword puzzle frequency: 2 times a year Frequency in English language: 64213 / 86800 Video: The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Argot (French for "slang") is primarily slang used by various groups, including but not limited to thieves and other criminals, to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. For example: "He philosophized and recited baseball statistics in a Brooklyn argot that was fast-fading." Bruce Sterling defines argot as "the deliberately hermetic language of a small knowledge clique.... a super-specialized geek cult language that has no traction in the real world."
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