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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
Despite the serious circumstances, their investigation still leaves room for Charles' comical bad acting, Oliver's zest to make a great podcast, Mabel's ability to teach them both some Gen Z lingo — and, of course, the murder board.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
From the singular lingo to the craftsmanship of the boards to the leagues and clubs that still have a home in bars and VFW halls, cribbage has a human touch and an old-fashioned aesthetic.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
Huang was pulled out of the casting process to serve on the production team, helping host Eric Stonestreet and celebrity judges with lingo from the domino community and checking the builds.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
As explained in Fashion Journal, these groups function like micro-societies, complete with lingo and unwritten codes.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
From the singular lingo to the craftsmanship of the boards to the leagues and clubs that still have a home in bars and VFW halls, cribbage has a human touch and an old-fashioned aesthetic.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
Huang was pulled out of the casting process to serve on the production team, helping host Eric Stonestreet and celebrity judges with lingo from the domino community and checking the builds.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
As explained in Fashion Journal, these groups function like micro-societies, complete with lingo and unwritten codes.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingo
Noun
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For decades, BCIs were limited to toy demos and small vocabularies.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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There was a clear vocabulary to define consent within OneTaste, but one witness after another spoke of pressure and powerlessness.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Security, errors, and trust dominate the risk analysis Despite the hype and muddled terminology, the core idea of AI agents—systems designed to autonomously take action to carry out specific tasks—is still generating a lot of justifiable excitement.—
Sage Lazzaro,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Educational twists are included, as Joe and the athletes explain sports terminology and lingo.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The language was tacked on in a last-minute amendment just before the legislature adjourned for the 2024 session.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Various exemptions for the requirement include having certain disabilities, having less than three years of formal English language learner instruction or receiving intensive support.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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It is written in an almost stream-of-consciousness style, rather like someone reluctantly dredging up their memories, with random thoughts interrupting the narrative, long sentences sometimes running to over a page, little punctuation, and peppered with Kobe dialect.—
Ginny Tapley Takemori
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Cajun dialect is a very particular one.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of course, with all the tail- and tongue-wagging joy our little friends get from tagging along comes some risk.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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All the characters speak English, in either British or vaguely European accents, lifting Assayas from the burden of getting his actors to speak in a Russian tongue and helping to widen the casting net for one of his starriest ensembles.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But first, the deeper history and roots of certain slang terms A number of phrases that are labeled as Gen Z lingo or internet slang today are derived from Black and drag cultures.—
Mia Thurow,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Algorithmic social media is driving the creation of new slang at a breakneck pace.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
15 Aug. 2025
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Because the construction is a natural and graceful part of our English idiom.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Human reviewers still refine idiom and theology, but the transformation in speed will be similar to the jump from quill to printing press.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Lingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingo. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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