Argot
Argot noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
Usage example: used the argot of figure skaters
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Language
Language noun - The stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication.
Usage example: Great Britain, the United States, Australia, and other countries where English is the dominant language
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| colorful | colorful argot | colorful language |
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Yiddish as a Second Language: Don drops a little Yiddish, notably "schtum," meaning "quiet." Coming from East London, Don would know a few Yiddish words that have crept into the criminal argot.
Source: Film / Sexy Beast -
The actual spoken component of the Eloh language is never heard, but appears to be an Argot, as sentence construction is generally similar to English.
Source: Video Game / Tabula Rasa -
Moatoob also has its own language (as evidenced by Photon Arts and weapons originating from the planet), but it's not been made clear if this is an Argot or something more.
Source: Con Lang
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Language and Argot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/argot/language
Argot & Language. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/argot/language>.
Language or Argot. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/argot/language.
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