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Definition of argot noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

argot

noun

NAmE//ˈɑrɡoʊ//

, NAmE//ˈɑrɡət//

[singular, uncountable] (from French)

words and phrases that are used by a particular group of people and not easily understood by others synonym jargon

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