Argot
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- For the fungus, see Ergot.
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." Argot is French for slang. See also Cant (language) and cryptolect.
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See also
- Barallete
- Bron
- Broun
- Caló
- Cant
- Fala dos arxinas (Verbo dos arginas)
- Gacería
- Gail
- Klezmer-loshn
- Language game
- Langue verte
- Louchebem
- Pig Latin
- Polari
- Rotwelsch
- Šatrovački
- slang
- Variety (linguistics)
- Verlan
- Xírigabg:Таен говор
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