Group-Specific Terminology

noun a specialized vocabulary or set of idiomatic expressions used by a particular group of people

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• The linguist studied the argot of a particular subculture.
• He quickly picked up the argot of his new group of friends.
• She used so much argot in her speech that it was hard to understand her.
• The argot of Wall Street can be confusing to those not in the finance industry.