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Synonyms for argot

  • noun

Most common

slang jargon vernacular lingo

All synonyms

Noun

1. Slang — A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds

slang, jargon, vernacular, lingo, cant, patois, language

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.

Forms

Plural
argots → slangs, jargons, vernaculars, lingos…

Example sentences

  • slang It's fun to learn slang words in foreign languages.
  • jargon All this technical jargon is gibberish to me.
  • vernacular I write Berber in its Kabyle vernacular form.
  • lingo I'd love to work in Germany, but I don't speak the lingo.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
argotsteady
slangrising
jargonsteady
vernacularrising
lingorising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
cant1
5 letters
slang1, lingo2
6 letters
jargon2, patois2
8 letters
language2
10 letters
vernacular4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lingo2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
argot
Italiano
gergo
Español
argot
Deutsch
Gaunersprache