First Known Use: 1842
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argot
noun ar·got \ˈär-gət, -(ˌ)gō\
: the language used by a particular type or group of people
Full Definition of ARGOT
: an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group <shoved into a taxi by a porter whose argot I couldn't understand — Allen Tate>
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French
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