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Lingo vs Argot - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between lingo and argot

is that lingo is language, especially language peculiar to a particular group or region; jargon or a dialect while argot is a secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.

lingo

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group or region; jargon or a dialect.
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    argot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  • 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

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