lingo
/ˈlɪŋɡoʊ/
noun
- A type of language or vocabulary used by a particular group of people, especially one that is hard for outsiders to understand.
- The guide taught us some local lingo before we arrived.
- I couldn't understand the computer lingo they were using.
- Sports fans have their own lingo for talking about the game.
- A foreign language or dialect, often used informally.
- Can you help me translate this? I don't know the lingo.
- He picked up the lingo quickly after moving to Spain.
- She learned the local lingo from her neighbors.