Posted on 04/26/2007 4:59:07 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
argot \AHR-go; -gut\, noun
1. A specialized and often secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group.
2. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds.
Example sentences:
No one likes jargon, especially other people's jargon, and few bodies of professional lingo are less beloved than the argot of educators.
-- Howard Gardner, The Disciplined Mind: What All Students Should Understand
The side road was a bit narrow but in good repair. But as happened from time to time, the last few miles to our destination, in this case the park, were unpaved--"unsealed" in Aussie argot.
-- Don Langley, "Life in the Vast Lane", Los Angeles Times, November 14, 1999
In the argot of geology, paleomagnetic specialists are sometimes called paleomagicians.
-- John Mcphee, Annals of the Former World
Etymology:
Argot is from the French, a word for slang.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
A for you and congrats to the Sabres for last night’s win. I am rooting for your team to break the curse.
I always enjoyed going to the penny arcane...
The Rush parody of McCain’s Bomb Iran
http://paindealer.blogspot.com/2007/04/bomb-iran-parody.html
The real one:
http://paindealer.blogspot.com/2007/04/mccain-sings-bomb-iran.html
The MoveOn.org attack ad about it:
http://paindealer.blogspot.com/2007/04/moveon-attacks-mccain.html
- Especially check out the parody.
If you don’t have the monet to buy degas to make the van gogh, then you won’t get anywhere to see any paintings.
What R U talking about?
It looks like it wants to rain, and the temp is about 15d degrees cooler than yesterday.
After I took the girls to school this morning I went and bought 3 cases of jelly jars....but now I’m wondring if my plan of making jelly this afternoon needs to be put on hold for another day or so.
Robertese is an argot unto itself. A+
Excellent.
Do you ever make your kids dippy eggs?
bring in some other experts on pittsburghese explorer89 and martin. heard a dippy eggs?
Good morning everyone.
from a linguistics professor at CMU:
Jag (as in jag off or jagging around) Definition: Various forms involving jag have to do with annoying, irritating, teasing, or playing tricks on. To jag someone or jag someone off means to irritate or tease. To jag around means to fool around, goof off. A jagoff is a person who is irritating because of being inept or stupid. Text example: "I don't know why she keeps jagging me all the time" -Dictionary of American Regional English, 1968. Origin: The exact origin of this word is unknown, but the source language is probably Scotch-Irish English. "To jag" means to turn sharply. Source: The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE).
never heard them called that!
Mah, whas de madda wit dat der. I understood ery werd!!! Me and my mom-n-all we unnerstan dat der kinna tawk.
Good morning - does anyone have a link to hillary using a blacscent?
I need some andouille. Making gumbo tonight. Send some asap.
Word up peeps, argot fresh tracks been layin down.
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