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lingo

noun lin·go \ˈliŋ-(ˌ)gō\

: a language

: the special language used for a particular activity or by a particular group of people

plural lingos or lingoes

Full Definition of LINGO

: strange or incomprehensible language or speech: as

a : a foreign language

b : the special vocabulary of a particular field of interest

c : language characteristic of an individual

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probably from Lingua Franca, language, tongue, from Occitan, from Latin lingua — more at tongue

First Known Use: 1660

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