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Definition of argote

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1. argot [ n ] a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
Examples: "they don't speak our lingo"

Used in print:

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

It is , I am reliably given to understand , the technical argot for those who engage in your particular branch of the boost ; i.e. , burglars who rob while the tenants are absent , in contrast to hot slough prowlers , those who work while the occupants are home .

Synonyms jargon argot lingo slang patois vernacular cant Related Terms non-standard_speech rhyming_slang street_name wog baby nervousness clean deck pile stuff built buy_it besotted corker some chuck hoof nosh-up square-bashing square bunfight bolshy mean guvnor caff pint-size can-do bite slam-bang bunk_off feel squeeze baloney folderol gat burnup freaky heist schlock cert shakedown boffin uncool out-and-outer schlockmeister bad_egg 'hood old_man good_egg airhead legs shakedown give drop-dead bitch juice bumf key juice niff slang

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