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Categories: Language varieties and styles, Cant languages, Linguistics terminology, All articles needing additional references, Pidgins and creoles

slang cant jargon lingo argot

A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) WordNet 3.0

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A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A cant is the jargon or language of a group, often employed to exclude or mislead people outside the group. Wikipedia

A secret language Wikipedia Disambiguation

Language term for jargon or argot of a group Wikidata

Secret language Wikidata

Terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, group, or event. OmegaWiki

Language or dialect native to a region, as distinct from the standard language. OmegaWiki

A secret or private language used by various groups to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. OmegaWiki

A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group. Wiktionary

Secret language. Wiktionary (translation)

Language characteristic of a particular group. Wiktionary

Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect. Wiktionary

Language peculiar to a particular group or region. Wiktionary (translation)

The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to make what is said unintelligible to those not members of the group; cant. Wiktionary

Language unique to a particular group of people; jargon, argot. Wiktionary

Language unique to a particular group of people. Wiktionary (translation)

They don't speak our lingo WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

For those of a certain age, hiphop vernacular might just as well be a foreign language. Wiktionary

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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

Otto's encyclopedia

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slang

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slang

anti-language

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular

Wikipedia

cant (language)

Wikidata

argot, cant language

Wiktionary

cant, jargon, lingo, slang, vernacular

OmegaWiki

argot, cant, cryptolect, jargon, slang, vernacular

Wikipedia Redirections

anti-language, Anti language, argot, cant language, Cant slang, Cryptolanguage, cryptolect, Cryptolects, jargon (pidgin), pseudo-language, Ulti language

Wikidata Alias

cryptolect, secret language