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argot
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
argot • noun the argot of the theater synonyms : jargon, slang, idiom, cant, parlance, vernacular, patois; dialect, speech, language; informal lingo. See note at dialect.
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dialect
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...lingo. USAGE NOTES argot, cant, jargon, lingo, slang, vernacular...departures from formal or polite usage. Argot refers to the slang of a group that feels...other. At one time cant was a synonym for argot , but now it usually refers to pompous...
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slang
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
slang • noun the street slang was a bit rough for his uptown ears synonyms : informal language, colloquialisms, patois, argot, cant, jargon. See note at dialect.
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jargon
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...x2022; noun the brochure is written in legal jargon synonyms : specialized language, slang, cant, idiom, argot, patter; informal -speak, -ese, -babble, newspeak, journalese, bureaucratese, technobabble, psychobabble; double...
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lingo
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
lingo • noun informal he quickly picked up the musicians' lingo synonyms : language, tongue, dialect; jargon, terminology, slang, argot, cant, patter; informal -ese, -speak, mumbo-jumbo. See note at dialect.
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idiom
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...language, mode of expression, turn of phrase, style, speech, locution, diction, usage, phraseology, phrasing, phrase, vocabulary, terminology, parlance, jargon, argot, cant, patter, tongue, vernacular; informal lingo.
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cant
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
cant 1 • noun 1. thieves' cant synonyms : slang, jargon, patter, lingo, terminology, argot. 2. religious cant synonyms : hypocrisy, insincerity, sanctimony, sanctimoniousness, humbug, lip service, pretense.
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parlance
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
parlance • noun for the character of Lyndsay-Ann, she uses her most annoying Valley girl parlance synonyms : jargon, language, phraseology, talk, speech, argot, patois, cant; informal lingo, -ese, -speak.
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patois
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
patois • noun he recognized the patois of New Orleans in her speech synonyms : vernacular, (local) dialect, regional language; jargon, argot, cant; informal (local) lingo.
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terminology
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
terminology • noun medical terminology synonyms : phraseology, terms, expressions, words, language, lexicon, parlance, vocabulary, wording, nomenclature; usage, idiom; jargon, cant, argot; informal lingo, -speak, -ese.
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