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lingo

noun

ˈliŋ-(ˌ)gō

Definition of lingo

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

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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 In business lingo, a friendly takeover is any merger or acquisition in which the management of one company willingly allows its absorption into another company. — Carlos Eire, Time, 23 Apr. 2026 That’s thanks to temporary street names representing teams in the men's college basketball Final Four, teams in the Division II and III championships, teams in the National Invitational Tournament championship, former national champions crowned in Indy and other college tournament lingo. — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026 Learning the lingo behind all the different fan cultures can feel overwhelming at the annual comic expo. — Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 His peculiar online lingo, derived from the looks-maxxing community, has seeped into the culture. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lingo

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Noun

American adults also tend to have a smaller vocabulary than those with an equivalent level of education did half a century ago.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Reading for pleasure can also help build vocabulary and reading fluency while enhancing focus.

— Michelle Kearney, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Definition of vocabulary

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The goal is to develop proficiency in cybersecurity terminology and the technical skills essential for identifying common cyberattack methods.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Using basic academic terminology would place grants at risk of rejection or termination on political grounds.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of terminology

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Unlike the brighter, more melodic style often associated with Austria and the Tyrol region, Swiss yodeling is slower and more melancholic — an emotionally nuanced tradition rooted in distinct regional dialects.

— Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Unlike the brighter, more melodic style often associated with Austria and the Tyrol region, Swiss yodeling is slower and more melancholic — an emotionally nuanced tradition rooted in distinct regional dialects.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026

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Instead people voted with their wallets and not a single person was harmed except maybe some marketing guys getting a tongue lashing.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
The oral microbiome is the community of more than 700 bacterial species that live across your teeth, tongue, cheeks, gums and tonsils, making the mouth the second most diverse microbial habitat in the human body after the gut.

— Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of tongue

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Their influence stretched beyond music into fashion, dance trends and slang, and as member Pimpin' noted, fans are still doing the group's signature dance more than two decades later, something a SeaWorld whale recently proved.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities.

— Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Definition of slang

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Rooms are comfortable and in the same white idiom, often with jet-black bathrooms; some are duplexes with high ceilings and large windows.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
On the one hand, the translation serves as a source for the idioms of nineteenth-century English; on the other, as evidence of the ideas that the translator held about a Colombian woman writer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

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