Argot

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɑːɡəʊ/,
• US IPA: /ˈɑːrÉ¡oÊŠ/, IPA: /ˈɑːrÉ¡É™t/

Origin

From French argot

Full definition of argot

Noun

1. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
2. The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.

Synonyms

• (secret language) cant, jargon, slang
• (specialized vocabulary) jargon

Anagrams

• gator
• gotra
• groat