argot
Example Sentences
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Characters speak in modern slang, Shakespearean verse, ’80s pop lyrics and that timeless argot of clumsy melodrama.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022
Regardless of the language, the United Nations has its own argot, too.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022
But he feels that they spent too long “sunshining,” to use the Netflix argot for openly examining failures.
From New York Times • May 28, 2022
Bennani’s work combines the frenetic surrealism of a Ryan Trecartin video, the argot of memes, Hollywood special effects and hand-held smartphone cinematography.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021
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
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