argot

Example Sentences

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In the argot of the credit bureaus, tradelines are just another word for all the accounts listed on a credit report — credit cards, loans and mortgages are all tradelines.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Some considered her quétaine, cheesy in Québécois argot.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Regardless of the language, the United Nations has its own argot, too.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022

The object, known as 3C273 in the flavorless argot of astronomy, was 3 billion light years away, a good chunk of the way back to the Big Bang.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2022

Every human pastime—music, cooking, sports, art, theoretical physics—develops an argot to spare its enthusiasts from having to say or type a long-winded description every time they refer to a familiar concept in each other’s company.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker