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argots

argots is the plural of argot.

Meaning of argot

Noun

argot (plural argots)

  1. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
    • Sadie had, in the argot of the day, a really good built.2011, Stephen King, 11/22/63, New York: Scribner, →ISBN, page 338 of 338–339
    Synonyms:
    cant, jargon, slang
  2. The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
    • The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.
    Synonyms:
    jargon
  3. A strongly marked style of speaking.
    • Merle spoke in the thin nasal argot of this city's slums: "This the fus toim yez been lobbed, oy, kiddow?"1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 232

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Noun capitalized: Argots

Argots

  1. (plural) plural of Argot

Questions about argots

What is argots the plural of?
Argots is the plural of argot.
What part of speech is argots?
Argots is a noun.

Words near argots in the dictionary

  1. argot
  2. Argote
  3. Argotes
  4. argotic
  5. argotroban
  6. argots
  7. Argovia
  8. Argovian
  9. argpyrimidine
  10. args
  11. arguability

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