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or lingoes
plural of lingo
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1
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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2
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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