Argot is primarily slang used by various groups, including but not limited to thieves and other criminals, to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. For Example: "He philosophized and recited baseball statistics in a Brooklyn argot that was fast-fading." Bruce Sterling defines argot as "the deliberately hermetic language of a small knowledge clique. . . . a super-specialized geek cult language that has no traction in the real world." (See also Leetspeak) Argot is French for slang. See also Cant (language) and cryptolect.

See also

• Barallete
• Bron
• Broun
• Caló
• Cant
• Fala dos arxinas (Verbo dos arginas)
• Gacería
• Gail
• Klezmer-loshn
• Language game
• Langue verte
• Leet
• Louchebem
• Pig Latin
• Polari
• Rotwelsch
• Šatrovački
• slang
• Variety (linguistics)
• Verlan
• Xíriga

Cant languages | Folklore

Таен говор | Argot | Argot | Germanía | Argot | Argot | 業界用語 | Арго | Argot | Argot