(thing) by hoopy_frood Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:21:46
The conventional slang of a particular social group.

Two examples which spring readily to mind are Nadsat and The Jargon File.
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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:53:39

Ar`got" (#), n. [F. Of unknown origin.]

A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.

 

© Webster 1913.

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