Lingo and Speech

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Lingo

Lingo noun - The stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication.
Usage example: medical missionaries struggling to learn the lingo of the African tribe that they were treating
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Synonyms for Lingo
Speech is a synonym for lingo in language topic. In some cases you can use "Speech" instead a noun "Lingo", when it comes to topics like dialect, diction, dialect spoken by a group. popular alternative
Nearby Word: ling

Speech

Speech noun - The stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication.
Usage example: wanting to develop a writing system for his people, Sequoya created a system of 86 symbols representing all the syllables of Cherokee speech
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Synonyms for Speech
Lingo is a synonym for speech in language topic. You can use "Lingo" instead a noun "Speech", if it concerns topics such as dialect, talk, diction. popular alternative
Nearby Word: speechless

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usual usual lingo usual speech
common common lingo common speech
standard standard lingo standard speech
actual actual lingo actual speech
Other adjectives: black, important, odd, different.

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  • Series / Lilyhammer Bonus points for being an Elvis Impersonator who spatters his speech with American cop lingo.
    Source: Series / Lilyhammer
  • Mr. Robot: each episode title is a file name that often features leet lingo, like "eps1.3_da3m0ns.mp4" and "eps1.4_3xpl0its.wmv." Elliot will sometimes drop common chat lingo into his speech, like "I need to get AFK."
    Source: Leet Lingo
  • All American Face Before he became a wrestler, he was either a collegiate All-American in some sport, or a soldier; if he's a soldier, he'll pepper his speech with military lingo in between proclaiming how much he loves America.
    Source: All American Face
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