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    argot

    argot - Dictionary definition and meaning for word argot

    Definition
    (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    Synonyms : cant , jargon , lingo , patois , slang , vernacular
    Example Sentence
    • they don't speak our lingo
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for argot

argot - it is the j'ar'gon that we 'got' here that no other person understands

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argot ~ ar + got (goat); when our goat says "meh...mheh...meh..." we cannot understand its lingo - only other goats can understand it. So, argot is a lingo only small group of people (here goats) can understand.

ar+got(goat).. if a few GOATs say 'arrr arrr' instad of the usual 'mheh mheh'. it will be a slang (argot) in their world..;)

goat:mehehehehe me:arr.. goat:mehehhe me:arr tu dusre goatsehi baat kar me: :P

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