- slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group, esp (formerly) a group of thieves
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ar•got /ˈɑrgoʊ, -gət/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable]
- Linguisticsa special vocabulary used by a particular group that is hard for outsiders to understand:the argot of drug dealers.
ar•got
(är′gō, -gət),USA pronunciation n.
ar•got•ic
(är got′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Linguisticsa specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, esp. that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:a Restoration play rich in thieves' argot.
- Linguisticsthe special vocabulary and idiom of a particular profession or social group:sociologists' argot.
- French, noun, nominal derivative of argoter to quarrel, derivative Latin ergō ergo with verb, verbal suffix -oter
- 1855–60;
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argot /ˈɑːɡəʊ/ n
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