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the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
medical missionaries struggling to learn the lingo of the African tribe that they were treating
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the shorthand medical lingo that the hospital staffers use with one another
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Recent Examples of lingo
Two of his friends, a Republican and a Democrat, are regular guests, and his 16-year-old son helps Dad navigate some youthful lingo.
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David Bauder, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Educational twists are included, as Joe and the athletes explain sports terminology and lingo.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Hot sleeper this, hot sleeper that: the real hell of sleeping—including neck pain, spine sensitivity, and a cursed sleeping position—is often overlooked by temperature-regulating lingo.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
But first, the deeper history and roots of certain slang terms
A number of phrases that are labeled as Gen Z lingo or internet slang today are derived from Black and drag cultures.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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David Bauder, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Educational twists are included, as Joe and the athletes explain sports terminology and lingo.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Hot sleeper this, hot sleeper that: the real hell of sleeping—including neck pain, spine sensitivity, and a cursed sleeping position—is often overlooked by temperature-regulating lingo.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
But first, the deeper history and roots of certain slang terms
A number of phrases that are labeled as Gen Z lingo or internet slang today are derived from Black and drag cultures.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingo
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There's also critical thinking, vocabulary, and knowledge that books offer students.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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Experts at Scholastic say such books help kids gain the vocabulary to describe their feelings, improve self-awareness, and learn strategies for handling negative emotions.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The guidelines contain specific terminology and targets for calories and nutrients that guide federal food aid for mothers and infants, free school lunches and what's served at military bases and in federal prisons.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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Which means that their terminology won't disappear anytime soon.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Oct. 2025
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The series has hit the Netflix Top 10 in all 93 countries that the company measures; Season 4 was the first-ever English-language series to cross 1 billion hours streamed on the platform, and continues to be the streamer’s third-most-popular English-language TV title.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Befitting of JJJJound’s minimalist, premium design language, each pair is light on flair, letting the Speedcat’s iconic silhouette and high-quality materials do the heavy lifting here.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Studies have found regional dialects of birds’ songs and evidence that some birds learn songs from their parents while still in the shell.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Oct. 2025
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For Minha, the biggest challenge was mastering the North Korean dialect.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Available in a limited series and priced at 480 euros, the navy unisex design crafted from leather comes with clean lines, a distinctive statement tongue flap with the Puma logo and the Jil Sander one rendered in golden foiling on the side.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Purosangue, Ferrari’s moniker for its four-door SUV, rolls beautifully off the tongue.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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What other slang does Gen Alpha use?—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Parents and educators need to learn language used online Online teens often use slang, symbols and slogans that adults may not understand to refer to white supremacy, antisemitism and mass shootings.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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The history of labor struggle, infused with religious idioms, is a source of identity and values evident in everything from union meetings in churches to prayers on picket lines.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, analytical software has revolutionized linguistic inquiry, enabling greater understanding of the ways language works—when, how, and why words break out; the specific contexts for expressions and idioms.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Lingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingo. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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