argot
noun
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification.
argotic
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a word derived from
argot.
Example Sentences
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And then with rapid bird-like movements, and with her head on one side, Seraphine measured Lesbia's waist and bust, muttering little argotic expressions sotto voce as she did so.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
