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lingoes

lingoes is the plural of lingo.

Meaning of lingo

Noun

lingo (countable and uncountable, plural lingos or lingoes)

  1. (informal) Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
    • [...] I have Thoughts to tarry a ſmall Matter in Town, to learn ſomewhat of your Lingo firſt, before I croſs the Seas.1700, [William] Congreve, The Way of the World, a Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act III, scene xv, page 47
  2. (Australian Aboriginal) An Aboriginal language.
    • The huntsman spoke Davey’s lingo.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 77

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Questions about lingoes

What is lingoes the plural of?
Lingoes is the plural of lingo.

Words near lingoes in the dictionary

  1. lingling-os
  2. Lingmukha
  3. lingo
  4. Lingoa Geral
  5. lingoa wood
  6. lingoes
  7. lingonberries
  8. lingonberry
  9. lingos
  10. lingot
  11. lingots

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