argots

Meaning of argots

plural noun
  1. the jargon or slang of a particular group or class.
    teenage argot

mid 19th century (originally denoting the jargon or slang of criminals): from French, of unknown origin.

Information about argots

Hyphenation of argots

ar-gots

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • argots is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

argots synonyms

Meaning special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand:

jargon

Meaning a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people:

slang

Meaning a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people:

idiom

Meaning language specific to a particular group or profession and regarded with disparagement:

cant

Meaning a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group:

dialect

Meaning a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest:

parlance

Meaning a repeated light tapping:

patter

Meaning the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds:

speech

Meaning the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region:

vernacular

Meaning the dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to the standard language of the country:

patois

Meaning the body of terms used with a particular technical application in a subject of study, profession, etc:

terminology

Meaning the phraseology and vocabulary of a particular profession, domain, or group:

language

Meaning a particular language:

tongue

Meaning the vocabulary or jargon of a particular subject or group of people:

lingo

Anagrams of argots

gastro, gators, groats

Words that rhyme with argots

cagots, fagots, magots, faggots, maggots, bigots, frigots, gigots, jigots, saligots, spigots, ingots, lingots, ergots, escargots

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