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An argot (English: / ˈ ɑːr ɡ oʊ /; from French argot 'slang') is a language used by various groups to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. The term argot is also used to refer to the informal specialized vocabulary from a particular field of study, occupation, or hobby, in which sense it overlaps with jargon.
The terms jargon, slang, and argot are not consistently differentiated in the literature; different authors interpret these concepts in varying ways. According to one definition, jargon differs from slang in being secretive in nature; [3] according to another understanding, it is specifically associated with professional and technical circles. [4]
Cockney rhyming slang: Canonical rhyming word pairs; speakers often drop the second word of common pairs. wife → trouble [and strife]; stairs → apples [and pears] English: Gibberish: Insert ("itherg" for words 1 to 3 letters, "itug" for words with 4 to 6 letters, and "idig" for words with 7+ letters) after the first consonant in each syllable.
CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s, [1] when it was an important part of the culture of the trucking industry. The slang itself is not only cyclical, but also geographical.
Secret language may refer to: . Cant (language), also known as cryptolect, the jargon or argot of a group, often employed to exclude or mislead people outside the group Argot, strictly a proper language with its own grammar, used to prevent understanding by outsiders; sometimes argot is used as a synonym of cant or jargon
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
Category:English-language slang – informal slang used in English; Category:Occupational cryptolects – obfuscatory cant/argot used in a profession or interest group; Category:Jargon – specialized (non-obfuscatory) terminology (usually professional or interest-based)
Polari, a jargon that began in European ports and evolved into a shorthand used in gay subcultures, influences much of today's slang in words like "zhuzh," "drag," "camp" and "femme."