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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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After surgery or biopsy, patients often receive a pathology report filled with unfamiliar medical terminology.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
15 June 2026
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The initiative’s website also features a World Cup section, outlining proper soccer terminology, tips for getting around the Northland and weekly watch parties hosted or promoted by Go North KC.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Morris has some predictions, both for the fate of the Nashville accent and the southern dialect zone as a whole.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Aug. 2025
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But that means the speakers using the southern dialect are most often older — and Morris said that means there’s risk of an area’s accent literally dying out.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Aug. 2025
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LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Book Help your little one expand their vocabulary with the delightful LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Book.—
Hildara Araya,
Parents,
4 Dec. 2025
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Sasongko emphasized that each performer’s action design was built around their individual physical vocabulary.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Nov. 2025
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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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In the original Chicago slang that produced Chad, the female counterpart was typically a Trixie rather than a Stacy.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
8 Apr. 2026
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FlareFlow, which operates under COL Group – listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext board – has released approximately 5,200 series to date, with 33 million registered users, support for 14 languages, and a presence spanning upward of 200 countries and regions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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They are optimized for time on screen, not for language acquisition or attention or emotional growth.—
Dua Hassan,
STAT,
15 June 2026
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“Argot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argot. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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