Argots

/ˈɑrɡoʊz/ noun

Definition

Plural of argot; multiple specialized vocabularies or slang systems used by different groups.

Etymology

From 'argot' with the regular plural suffix '-s'. Standard pluralization of the French loanword in English.

Kelly Says

Every city has multiple argots layered on top of each other—street argot, drug dealer argot, gay argot, tech worker argot—like linguistic neighborhoods within neighborhoods!

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