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жаргон — meaning in English

zhargon

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English meaning

  • argot noun A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  • cant noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
  • jargon noun Specialized vocabulary used by people in a particular profession or field, often hard for outsiders to follow.
  • lingo noun The specialized vocabulary or way of speaking used by a particular group, trade, or region; jargon.
  • slang noun Very informal words and phrases not used in standard, formal speech or writing.

Senses

жаргон is used for these senses in English:

  • argot A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  • argot The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
  • cant (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
  • jargon (uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
  • jargoon A variety of zircon.
  • slang Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.

argot — full definition

  1. noun A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  2. noun The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
  3. noun A strongly marked style of speaking.

cant — full definition

  1. noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
  2. noun Insincere or hypocritical talk, especially moralizing speech.
  3. noun A tilt, slope, or angled position.
  4. verb To tilt or set something at an angle.

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