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used the argot of figure skaters
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Recent Examples of argot
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.
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
In an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir, How to Say Babylon, poet Safiya Sinclair recounts her upbringing in Jamaica—a life under livity, to use the argot of her parents’ adoptive Rastafarian tradition.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 1 Aug. 2023
These are the argot of the trade for just about any statesman or practitioner of diplomacy, politics, and business.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2022
In the argot of the credit bureaus, tradelines are just another word for all the accounts listed on a credit report — credit cards, loans and mortgages are all tradelines.
—Mya Frazier, New York Times, 7 June 2023
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
In an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir, How to Say Babylon, poet Safiya Sinclair recounts her upbringing in Jamaica—a life under livity, to use the argot of her parents’ adoptive Rastafarian tradition.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 1 Aug. 2023
These are the argot of the trade for just about any statesman or practitioner of diplomacy, politics, and business.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2022
In the argot of the credit bureaus, tradelines are just another word for all the accounts listed on a credit report — credit cards, loans and mortgages are all tradelines.
—Mya Frazier, New York Times, 7 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for argot
Noun
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But for those who don’t really follow science, or what celebrities are doing to keep most fit, all the acronyms and medical terminology can be daunting.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Lawyer said the Derby makes betting as accessible as possible, from a betting app, to signs instructing you on how to place a bet using the proper terminology, to the demeanor of the Churchill Downs employees.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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Many learners struggle with deciding whether to focus on MSA or a regional dialect, which impacts their ability to communicate effectively in real-world scenarios.—
Geoffrey Alphonso,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Koine Greek—the dialect of the New Testament—was then the lingua franca of the eastern-Mediterranean world, although, of course, familiarity with it ranged from erudite scholarship to learning a few words for the sake of haggling in the marketplace.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Noun
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The worst insults in his vocabulary, however, remain G-rated.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
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With pan dulce baking in the oven and music in the air, this bilingual song introduces little ones to the joy of cooking with loved ones, family traditions, and beginner Spanish vocabulary.—
Fiona Tapp,
Parents,
8 May 2025
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But there’s a whole lot of other slang spoken around here.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
12 May 2025
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The name of the new bourbon is Darts, which is a slang term for cigarettes that seems to be more common among Canadians and Australians than Americans.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
4 May 2025
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The razor-sharp dialogue is rapid-fire, and proper delivery requires a keen understanding of the nature and nuance of language.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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But a 2017 study found that even infants can distinguish between words in different languages.—
Leslie Garisto Pfaff,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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“Argot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argot. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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