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    [Noun]  | "ar*got" | \ ˈär-(ˌ)gō \


    1: the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group


    Origin: 1825 ;

     French;

    [Noun]  | "argot" 


    1: the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field;


      * e.g., " ... used the argot of figure skaters "



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     [ "Argot" ]

    1: A secret or made-up language/code used by various groups, such as schoolmates, outlaws, colleagues, gay people, etc. to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. Typically considered a slang or a variation of style on an already existing language.

      * e.g.,  ... "We need to create an argot so they don't know what we're saying." 


     [ "Argot" ]

    2: Some examples include: Nadsat, Eggy language, cockney rhyming, and pig latin.

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