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Word for the Day: ARGOT
https://www.wordnik.com ^ | April 27, 2021 | Red Badger

Posted on 04/27/2021 8:30:37 AM PDT by Red Badger

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

noun

A specialized vocabulary or set of idioms used by a particular group.

from The Century Dictionary. noun The conventional slang of a class, originally that of thieves and vagabonds, devised for purposes of disguise and concealment; cant; slang.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

noun A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

noun A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.

noun The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)


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Argot my stimulus check in de mail.


21 posted on 04/27/2021 10:56:12 AM PDT by BipolarBob (Jeffrey Epsteins last words "I am not committing suicide".)
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To: Billthedrill

Any pirate that says, “Arg” ought to have his throat examined.


22 posted on 04/27/2021 1:08:43 PM PDT by doubled ( When in doubt)
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To: Red Badger
Might I suggest a word for the day?

Tedious. Adjective. Being repetitious, boring, monotonous , unexciting. With God's intervention may we see an end to the tedious presidency of Joe Biden.

23 posted on 04/28/2021 1:07:54 AM PDT by jmacusa (The result of conformity is everyone will like you but yourself.)
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To: jmacusa

Thanks. I can just imagine the postings!......................


24 posted on 04/28/2021 5:40:56 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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