Jive
Jive noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
Usage example: a novel that captures dead-on the jive of young Hollywood hipsters
Lingo and jive are semantically related. in casual talk topic. In some cases you can use "Lingo" instead a noun "Jive".
Nearby Word: jiving
Lingo
Lingo noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
Usage example: the shorthand medical lingo that the hospital staffers use with one another
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Synonyms for Lingo
Nearby Word: ling
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In such settings, the "cool kids" still rap and skateboard and the lingo is still Totally Radical Jive Turkey (even in cases where it was not relevant to begin with).
Source: Two Decades Behind -
Infant Immortality: While played straight with 88 and 89, yeah...about all of those kids at the Huntsclan Academy... Jive Turkey: Jake's street lingo gets pretty thick in the first season, though it's toned down in the second.
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