ARGOT
(noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
"they don't speak our lingo"
synonyms : cant , jargon , lingo , patois , slang , vernacularOne finds it very difficult to follow the cant of a legal documents. -added by Aswathy_inlas
She had a hard time understanding their street patois. -added by naila_inlas
You can never translate this language.It's an argot, known by few only.
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Selected Mnemonic for argot
(Tag: Global) argot ~ ar + got (goat); when our goat says "meh...mheh...meh..." we cannot understand its lingo - only other goats can understand it. So, argot is a lingo only small group of people (here goats) can understand.
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(Tag: ) argot - it is the j'ar'gon that we 'got' here that no other person understands
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(Tag: ) ar+got(goat).. if a few GOATs say 'arrr arrr' instad of the usual 'mheh mheh'. it will be a slang (argot) in their world..;)
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(Tag: ) goat:mehehehehe me:arr.. goat:mehehhe me:arr tu dusre goatsehi baat kar me: :P
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