argot

  1. Noun.  A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  2. Noun.  The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.

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