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Definitions of argot in various dictionaries:
noun - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
A specialized vocabulary or set of idioms used by a particular group: thieves’ argot.
adj - a specialized vocabulary [n -S] : ARGOTIC
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| Shoptalk |
| Lingo |
| Patois |
| Vernacular |
| Specialized vocabulary |
| Distinctive vocabulary group |
| Cant |
| Job-specific vocabulary |
| Trade talk |
| Jargon |
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| A specialized vocabulary or set of idioms used by a particular group: thieves' argot. See Synonyms at dialect. |
| the jargon or slang of a particular group or class. |
| a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| words and expressions that are used by small groups of people and that are not easily understood by other people: |
| The jargon or slang of a particular group or class. |
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An argot (English: ; from French argot [ao] 'slang') is a secret language used by various groupse.g., schoolmates, outlaws, colleagues, among many othersto prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. The term argot is also used to refer to the informal specialized vocabulary from a particular field of study, occupation, or hobby, in which sense it overlaps with jargon. The discipline of medicine has been referred to as having its own argot which includes abbreviations, acronyms, and "technical colloquialisms".Author Victor Hugo was one of the first to research and compile terms from criminal argot. In his 1862 novel Les Misérables, he refers to that argot as both "the language of the dark" and "the language of misery." * The earliest known record of the term argot in this context was in a 1628 document. The word was probably derived from the contemporary name les argotiers, given to a group of thieves at that time.Under the strictest definition, an argot is a proper langua |