(n) :
a secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; the specialized vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers
"the conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate."
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(n) :
a secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; the specialized vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers
"the conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate."