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Synonyms for lingo

  • noun

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language terminology slang jargon

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Noun

1. Jargon — language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect

jargon, language, slang, terminology, argot, vernacular, patois, speech, cant, tongue, dialect

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.

Forms

Plural
lingos → jargons, languages, slangs, terminologies…

Example sentences

  • language Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
  • terminology Railway workers have their own particular terminology.
  • slang It's fun to learn slang words in foreign languages.
  • jargon All this technical jargon is gibberish to me.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lingorising
languagerising
terminologysteady
slangrising
jargonsteady

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

By length

4 letters
cant1
5 letters
slang1, argot2
6 letters
speech1, tongue1, jargon2, patois2
7 letters
dialect3
8 letters
language2
10 letters
vernacular4
11 letters
terminology5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (argot2 = 2 syllables).