lingo
noun
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual.
lingoes
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pluralof lingo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I had thought—and had hoped—that both these actor-created lingoes were happily obsolete; but in their full flower of perfection I now heard them here in London.
From Europe Revised by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Men may learn strange lingoes to humour their fellow-men, but how can any dog be expected to understand "Viens ici"?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 by Various
"How do I know any such thing—that is, for a certainty—while you keep cruising amongst so many lingoes, as Tom there says?"
From Tom Cringle's Log by Michael Scott
This is the history of many such lingoes; but unfortunately Owen’s opinion, even if it be legendary, will not prove that the Painted People spoke the Shelta tongue.
From The Gypsies by Charles Godfrey Leland
Well, of all the lingoes I iver heard," said Flathootly, "this is the worst case yet.
From The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by William Richard Bradshaw
