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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
used the argot of figure skaters
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Recent Examples of argot
The filles, mostly from larger cities, arrived with their own urban argots.
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Ann Foster, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
The basic technology is complicated enough, but the subculture—with its own particular argot and decorum—is what’s truly forbidding.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
Brain rot is thus a strikingly capacious term, enfolding the psychological and cognitive decay wrought by screen addiction, the bacteria-like content that feeds the addiction, and the argot of a generation for whom much of this content is made.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
In fact, to use the argot of finance as well as meteorology, it might be said that as of Friday afternoon, Washington was officially about 28 percent below average atmospheric liquidity.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
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Ann Foster, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
The basic technology is complicated enough, but the subculture—with its own particular argot and decorum—is what’s truly forbidding.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
Brain rot is thus a strikingly capacious term, enfolding the psychological and cognitive decay wrought by screen addiction, the bacteria-like content that feeds the addiction, and the argot of a generation for whom much of this content is made.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
In fact, to use the argot of finance as well as meteorology, it might be said that as of Friday afternoon, Washington was officially about 28 percent below average atmospheric liquidity.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for argot
Noun
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Pre, pro and postbiotics explained All the gut-health terminology surrounding ARIH can get confusing quickly.—
Ryan Brennan
May 18,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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Organizational memory captures institutional knowledge such as decision rationale, failed approaches, domain terminology.—
Perseus Yang,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Many older residents speak not just Italian and Croatian, but also a local dialect derived from Old Venetian and Old Croatian.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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Adding complexity, these disparate systems don’t always use the same vocabulary.—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Each has its own vocabulary, grammar, and intellectual flavor.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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How did the name Go-Go being used as slang for parties come about?—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 May 2026
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The home was dubbed Snowman in honor of Bryan’s late brother, Chris, who earned the nickname from the golf slang for a score of eight on an individual hole.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong apologized for using vulgar language in a heated exchange with a fan during Sunday’s loss to the Chicago White Sox.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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In 1996, Fuhrman pleaded no contest to perjury for falsely denying his use of racist language.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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“Argot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argot. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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