Argot
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Argot is primarily slang used by various groups, including but not limited to thieves and other criminals, to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. For Example: "He philosophized and recited baseball statistics in a Brooklyn argot that was fast-fading." Bruce Sterling defines argot as "the deliberately hermetic language of a small knowledge clique. . . . a super-specialized geek cult language that has no traction in the real world." (See also Leetspeak) Argot is French for slang. See also Cant (language) and cryptolect.
See also
- Barallete
- Bron
- Broun
- Caló
- Cant
- Fala dos arxinas (Verbo dos arginas)
- Gacería
- Gail
- Klezmer-loshn
- Language game
- Langue verte
- Leet
- Louchebem
- Pig Latin
- Polari
- Rotwelsch
- Šatrovački
- slang
- Variety (linguistics)
- Verlan
- Xíriga
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