lingo
Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or regionLanguage, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
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» I'd love to work in Germany, but I don't speak the lingo.
Ich würde sehr gerne in Deutschland arbeiten, aber ich spreche die Sprache nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(countable, informal, uncountable)Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
Jargon
жарго́нžargón
жарго́нžarhón
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
(countable, uncountable)An Aboriginal language.
Examples
3 sentencesI'd love to work in Germany, but I don't speak the lingo.
deIch würde sehr gerne in Deutschland arbeiten, aber ich spreche die Sprache nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You have to use the lingo if you want to be taken seriously in meetings.
In age regression lingo, when someone regresses and takes on the mentality of their younger self, they're in "little space."
Translations
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Origin
From Latin lingua (“language”) + -o (diminutive suffix).From Latin lingua (“language”) + -o (diminutive suffix).
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Forms
plural: lingos / lingoesSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.