See argot in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A variety of a language that differs from the standard form:
cant2, dialect, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular. See wordsSpecialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture:
cant2, dialect, idiom, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, patois, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary. See words
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