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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
Bar 9 in Kansas City offers a cocktail menu that has drinks coined from barbershop lingo like The Skin Fade, The Dark Caesar and The Flat Top.
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Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Mixing and juxtaposing voices, lingos, and tones, [Dylan] traces the decline of America over the trajectory of his own lifetime through the kaleidoscope of the Kennedy assassination.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Throughout, Tallent intertwines the sport’s esoteric lingo through his characters’ emotions, finding connections between the jargon and their own experiences and feelings.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
The progressive lingo of years past is gone.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Mixing and juxtaposing voices, lingos, and tones, [Dylan] traces the decline of America over the trajectory of his own lifetime through the kaleidoscope of the Kennedy assassination.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Throughout, Tallent intertwines the sport’s esoteric lingo through his characters’ emotions, finding connections between the jargon and their own experiences and feelings.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
The progressive lingo of years past is gone.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingo
Noun
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This poses a problem, Boeldt said, as any attempt to stop children from using certain terms will just invent and breed a new set of vocabulary that in turn will then force a new set of attempts to monitor that language, inevitably becoming a never-ending cycle.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Anyone can continue to learn and refine their vocabulary and grammar.—
Karen Stollznow,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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There's no standard for bagged soil terminology, so always check the label.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Feb. 2026
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While some terms or phrases may linger for centuries, most of today’s slang terminology is more current.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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His critics might say such language is a disgrace to the presidency.—
Cal Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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Speaking with Spanish language sports publication Diario Deportivo Diez the day after the Honduran club football’s worst defeat in CONCACAF, Bubara lauded LAFC for the 6-1 destruction.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Nearby is Fwala, a Qatari dialect word for a dessert assortment served to guests.—
Rachel Morris,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Steven Gebelin, who represented Puig in 2021 and 2022, testified at trial that his then-client tried to be helpful during the interview but, because the interpreter’s Spanish dialect differed from Puig’s, his answers were translated poorly.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Other changes to the boot are more subtle, as Our Legacy slightly tweaked the silhouette’s proportions including a longer tongue and more rounded toe shape than a standard Premium 6-Inch Waterproof Boot.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Across town, word flew from tongue to tongue that the group would announce its judgment against the murderers.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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In 1993, Green started compiling 500 years of English slang by sifting through mountains of primary sources.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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Blending Milanese slang with French and Arabic, his rhymes should bring a fresh energy to the event.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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Those books introduced me to a vision of American teenage life and taught me the rhythms and idioms of American English, nuances that would later replace my Britishisms and shape my career as a journalist.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Next to the particularities of place—the Midwest, the South—or enmeshed with it, are the particularities of language, of idiom, and ways of saying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Lingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingo. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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