Street Language

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.

noun a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

• I would like to inform you that the meeting has been rescheduled, word up.
• Hey, just wanted to let you know the party is at my place tonight, word up.
• Yo, word up, that new album is fire!
• Sometimes you just have to trust your instincts and go for it, word up.