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argot definition

ar·got (är′gō, -gət)

noun

the specialized vocabulary and idioms of those in the same work, way of life, etc., as the language used by computer hackers

Etymology: Fr, orig. (in thieves' jargon), the company of beggars (argoter, to beg, prob. < ergot, claw, spur, hence orig., “get one's claws into”)

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