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LINGO
LINGO. An informal, slangy, usually dismissive term for: (1) A language that is perceived as strange and unintelligible: ‘When men speak French, or any Out-landish Linguo’ ( J. Chubbe, Miscellaneous Tracts, 1770). (2) A hybrid PATOIS, often as used in an area where different language groups meet: Border Lingo, a name for the mix of English and Spanish in Texas, also known as TEX-MEX. (3) An unusual way of speaking that is hard to follow; SLANG or JARGON: ‘I have often warned you not to talk the court gibberish to me. I tell you, I don't understand the lingo’ ( Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, 1749). Compare -ESE, -SPEAK, TALK.
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TOM McARTHUR. "LINGO." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "LINGO." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-LINGO.html TOM McARTHUR. "LINGO." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-LINGO.html |
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lingo
lin·go / ˈlinggō/ • n. (pl. -gos or -goes) inf., often humorous or derog. a foreign language or local dialect: they were unable to speak a word of the local lingo. ∎ the vocabulary or jargon of a particular subject or group of people: fat, known in medical lingo as adipose tissue. |
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"lingo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "lingo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-lingo.html "lingo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-lingo.html |
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lingo
lingo foreign, strange or unintelligible language. XVII. prob. — Pg. lingoa :- L. lingua TONGUE.
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T. F. HOAD. "lingo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "lingo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-lingo.html T. F. HOAD. "lingo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-lingo.html |
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lingo
lingo •Hidalgo
•charango, Durango, fandango, mango, Okavango, quango, Sango, tango
•Glasgow
•Argo, argot, cargo, Chicago, embargo, escargot, farrago, largo, Margot, Otago, Santiago, virago
•Lego • Marengo
•Diego, galago, Jago, lumbago, sago, Tierra del Fuego, Tobago, Winnebago
•amigo, ego, Vigo
•bingo, dingo, Domingo, flamingo, gringo, jingo, lingo
•Bendigo • indigo • archipelago
•vertigo • Sligo
•doggo, logo
•bongo, Congo, drongo, Kongo, pongo
•a-gogo, go-go, pogo, Togo
•Hugo
•fungo, mungo
•ergo, Virgo
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"lingo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "lingo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-lingo.html "lingo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-lingo.html |
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