Examples of “argot” in a Sentence

noun The special informal words used by people who share the same job or skill, such as doctors or computer experts.

• The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.

noun A distinctive and noticeable way of talking.

• Merle spoke in the thin nasal argot of this city's slums: "This the fus toim yez been lobbed, oy, kiddow? — Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women (1961)
• Sadie had, in the argot of the day, a really good built. — Stephen King, 11/22/63 (2011)