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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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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
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Recent Examples of lingo
For those who don’t understand wrestling lingo, know this: Gutierrez is ultra-aggressive.
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
Weaponized by critics, the term DEI has been phased out of corporate lingo and struck from public filings and less polarized terms like inclusion and belonging have taken its place.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The lingo and tempo will be different.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
In finance lingo, Fortescue has a price-to-earnings ratio similar to, if slightly below, those of its mining peers.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
Weaponized by critics, the term DEI has been phased out of corporate lingo and struck from public filings and less polarized terms like inclusion and belonging have taken its place.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The lingo and tempo will be different.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
In finance lingo, Fortescue has a price-to-earnings ratio similar to, if slightly below, those of its mining peers.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingo
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How to clean jewelry, then, should be an easily answerable and well-attended to question within your fashion vocabulary.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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According to lead researcher Federico Rossano, this marks just the beginning of exploring canine vocabulary, with future studies aiming to delve into more abstract concepts to better understand dog cognition and communication.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Parental control settings on iPhones and Android phones are notoriously complicated, with options scattered across different menus and unclear technical terminology.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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This means developing models that can interpret industry-specific terminology, understand company protocols, and engage in meaningful dialogue with employees across different departments.—
Quora,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Apart from any constitutional questions, there is also the problem that confessional language issued by the secretary of state in his official capacity distorts the message of Easter.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis preached the same gospel in different language.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Coogler wanted to ensure that neither of those characters would turn into caricatures, and had Jordan work with a dialect coach to aid in that and even asked twin filmmakers Logan and Noah Miller to consult on the film, helping him on the screenplay too.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Currently, African languages and dialects are underrepresented due to a lack of data and there are often biases in training data, such as facial recognition systems that struggle with darker skin tones.—
Nell Lewis,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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This pair weighs just over one pound and includes heel and tongue loops to make slipping them on and off a breeze.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2025
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So the monkey was sticking his tongue in the trainer’s mouth and then coming over and doing it to me.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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Image At times, the chatbot could not identify some modern slang terms and words that were transliterated from English to Arabic, two officers said.—
Sheera Frenkel,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The right tool should grasp regional differences, slang and feelings to place ads effectively.—
Tony Gonzalez,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Ultimately, Andrews and his actors find Chekhov by abandoning the paraphernalia of the writer’s universe and groping, in their own idiom, across a perilously empty stage, toward one another.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Which is fitting for a composer who, even when developing a homegrown idiom of his own, was criticized for sounding too European.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Lingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingo. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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