Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The specialized vocabulary of a particular field or social group, especially when viewed as unfamiliar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large leguminous tree, Pterocarpus Indicus, or its wood. See
kiabooca-wood . - noun The weight attached to the heddle-cord in a Jacquard loom.
- noun Language; speech; especially, a peculiar kind of speech, more or less unintelligible; a dialect.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Slang Language; speech; dialect.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Language, especially
language peculiar to a particular group or region;jargon or adialect .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Grimm, in what he called the lingo of the country.
Long Live the King! Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
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"I'm just shocked to hear ... the new lingo from the governor, talking about Obamacare," Meek said.
Richard Hebert: Florida Debates: Aesop Steals the Show Richard Hebert 2010
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Here's the official lingo from the Boykin Spaniel Society ...
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While I take issue with that statement (see above), and I'm sure it's true in some cases, the real reason leaders should stop already with the sports lingo is much simpler: It's annoying, and it makes you look inauthentic.
Leaders need to 'pass' on the sports cliches Jena McGregor 2010
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Here's the official lingo from the Boykin Spaniel Society ...
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For me, lingo is like acronyms; I find myself constantly looking things up to remind myself what they mean even though I've heard them and in some cases used them dozens of times.
Two Points 2008
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The lingo is that Hog Heads are used in making tamales.
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Possibly this is one of the most visionary sci-fi books I have ever read, and so chock full of controversial ideas (let alone nonlinear narrative, bizarre writing style, and strange futuristic pidgin lingo) that it surely has to make this list.
MIND MELD: What are the Most Controversial SF/F Novels of the Past & Present? 2008
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For me, lingo is like acronyms; I find myself constantly looking things up to remind myself what they mean even though I've heard them and in some cases used them dozens of times.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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I think your drug lingo is off, Julian. blotter and windowpane are two different preparations of acid.
muamor commented on the word lingo
"Iron. I'm very iron-deficient. He relayed the information that this was somehow linked to the platelet problem caused by his illness. (Animals often pick up on the medical lingo their vets use in their presence.) And tell Father I'm sorry I'm such a burden. When I did, Chris's eyes filled with tears."
Amelia Kinkade: Straight from the horse's mouth. How to talk to animals and get answers. 2001.
March 12, 2008