Synonyms of lingo

lingo

noun

ˈliŋ-(ˌ)gō 

1

as in vocabulary

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vocabulary
• language
• tongue
• dialect
• idiom
• terminology
• speech
• slang
• mother tongue
• jargon
• parlance
• vernacular
• argot
• colloquial
• patois
• colloquialism
• pidgin
• slanguage
• regionalism
• patter
• idiolect
• localism
• neologism
• coinage
• shibboleth
• cant
• modernism
• vernacularism
• provincialism
• acrolect

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terminology
• vocabulary
• dialect
• slang
• language
• jargon
• argot
• idiom
• patois
• jive
• shoptalk
• parlance
• patter
• vernacular
• shop
• colloquialism
• cant
• colloquial
• pidgin
• speech
• regionalism
• localism
• slanguage
• provincialism
• vernacularism
• journalese
• computerese
• bureaucratese
• technobabble
• educationese
• governmentese
• cyberspeak

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lingo

The stone is halo-set on a pavé band—jewelry lingo for having a ring of small white diamonds encircling the stone and covering the band. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026

Navigating the drapery lingo is like learning a new language. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

The standard container size today is 20 feet long, 8 feet wide and 9 feet tall, translated as TEU, for 20-foot equivalent container unit, in shipping lingo. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

And his influence has even reached everyday lingo. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 17 June 2026