noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈɑːɡəʊ/
US:/ˈɑɹɡoʊ/
US:/ˈɑɹɡət/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɑːɹɡəʊ
CMU ARPABET:AA1 R G AH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cant, jargon, slang
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jargon
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A strongly marked style of speaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An inhabitant or resident of Argos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
