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| 1. | [ noun ] a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | |
| Synonyms: | jargon argot lingo slang vernacular cant | |
| Examples: | "they don't speak our lingo" |
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| 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 | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard | |
| Related terms: | dialect French | |
| Similar spelling: |
Pautz patsy Pates patas padouk |
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