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  • argot — argotic /ahr got ik/, adj. /ahr goh, geuht/, n. 1. a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, esp. that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification: a Restoration play… …   Universalium

  • argot — ar•got [[t]ˈɑr goʊ, gət[/t]] n. 1) ling. a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group of people, devised for private communication and identification: thieves argot[/ex] 2) ling. the special vocabulary and idiom of a particular… …   From formal English to slang

  • Argot — (French, Spanish and Catalan for slang ) is a secret language used by various groups including, but not limited to, thieves and other criminals to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. Victor Hugo was one of the first to… …   Wikipedia

  • Thieves' cant — or Rogues cant was a secret language (a cant or cryptolect) which was formerly used by thieves, beggars and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English speaking countries. The classic, colourful argot is now …   Wikipedia

  • argot — (n.) 1860, from Fr. argot (17c.) the jargon of Paris rogues and thieves, earlier the company of beggars, from M.Fr. argot, group of beggars, origin unknown. Gamillscheg suggests a connection to O.Fr. argoter to cut off the stubs left in pruning,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Argot — Ar got , n. [F. Of unknown origin.] A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • argot — [är′gō, är′gət] n. [Fr, orig. (in thieves jargon), the company of beggars ( argoter, to beg, prob. < ergot, claw, spur, hence orig., “get one s claws into”)] the specialized vocabulary and idioms of those in the same work, way of life, etc.,… …   English World dictionary

  • argot — noun /ˈɑːɡəʊ,ˈɑːrɡoʊ,ˈɑːrɡət/ a) A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds. The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate. b) The… …   Wiktionary

  • argot — /ˈagoʊ / (say ahgoh) noun the peculiar language or jargon of any class or group; cant; originally, that of thieves and vagabonds, devised for purposes of disguise and concealment. {French; origin unknown} –argotic /aˈgɒtɪk/ (say ah gotik),… …  

  • jargon, argot, lingua franca —    At a conference of sociologists some years ago, love was defined as the cognitive affective state characterized by intrusive fantasizing concerning reciprocity of amorant feelings by the object of the amorance. That is jargon the practice of… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • jargon, argot, lingua franca —    At a conference of sociologists some years ago, love was defined as the cognitive affective state characterized by intrusive fantasizing concerning reciprocity of amorant feelings by the object of the amorance. That is jargon the practice of… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

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