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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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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
Trump’s description of the dynamic blends the lingo of real-estate advice with the imperatives of national security.
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Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingo
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The sounds that weren’t just popularized by Whole Lotta Red, but also, SoFaygo and Ken Carson’s first couple of albums and Destroy Lonely, are just the vocabulary of the underground now.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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Gender Queer supplies this missing vocabulary in clear and accessible language that will resonate with trans readers of any age, while also making these experiences legible to those who haven’t shared them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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Scientists Push Back Not everyone in the scientific community shares Colossal’s optimism — or its terminology.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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Top Case is Apple's terminology for the upper half of the aluminum shell that surrounds the keyboard on all MacBooks.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
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If a conversation thread gets confusing, rewrite the key points in plain language.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
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Trump has also asked that Republicans tack on language restricting transgender surgeries and transgender participation in women’s sports — two policies that Republicans successfully used as a political wedge against Democrats in the last election cycle.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The gambit that Shelley somehow comes to possess her fictional creation is sustained, as Ida alternates between a very American dialect and a more high-toned British accent.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Having a few weeks of rehearsal ahead of filming helped McEwen and Kidman to establish the similarities in their performances, as did work with Kidman’s dialect coach.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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One passage depicts the Bonnie-and-Clyde-like notoriety of Frank and the Bride, leading ordinary women to adopt her wild hairdo and goth makeup (including what are evidently meant to be burns on her mouth and tongue from all that electricity).—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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In addition to his signature tongue, Simmons is known for his brash personality.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 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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This further underscored the symbiotic relationship between Humphreys and smooth jazz, an idiom not held in high regard by the person booking the concerts.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 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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“Lingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingo. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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