lingo
/'liɳgou/
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Definition
Noun: 1. Specialized or informal language: The distinctive vocabulary, expressions, and jargon used by a particular group, profession, or subculture, often difficult for outsiders to understand. 2. A foreign language or dialect: (Informal, sometimes humorous or dismissive) Refers to a language one does not know or understand.
Examples
- Noun:
- It took me a few weeks to learn the lingo used by the software developers at my new job.
- The article was full of medical lingo that was confusing to the general public.
- He picked up the local lingo quickly while traveling through the region.
Advanced Usage
- "to speak the lingo": To be fluent in or familiar with the specialized language of a particular group.
- To succeed in the fashion industry, you really need to speak the lingo.
Variants and Related Words
- -speak (suffix): Used to form nouns denoting the jargon of a specific field (e.g., , , ). This is a related concept for creating group-specific lingo.
Synonyms
- Jargon: The specialized terminology associated with a particular field or area of activity.
- Slang: Very informal language, more commonly used in speech than writing, and typically associated with a particular social group.
- Argot: The specialized vocabulary of a particular group, especially one engaged in covert or criminal activities.
- Cant: Language specific to a time, place, or group, often implying hypocrisy or insincerity.
Related Phrases
- Inside lingo: The specialized terms and phrases understood only by members of a specific, often closed, group.
- Their conversation was full of inside lingo that made no sense to me.
Related Idioms
- Talk the talk: (Part of the idiom "walk the walk and talk the talk") To speak in the appropriate or impressive jargon of a particular field.
- He can certainly talk the talk of a marketing executive.
Noun
- a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- they don't speak our lingo