Argot

Pro Tip 1/3

Group Exclusive

Argot develops within a specific group, like musicians or hackers, and may be incomprehensible to outsiders.

At the hackers' conference, they spoke in an argot riddled with technical terms.

Pro Tip 2/3

Secrecy Purpose

Argot often has a purpose of maintaining secrecy from those outside of the group.

The spy used argot to discreetly communicate with his contacts.

Pro Tip 3/3

Contextual Understanding

Understanding an argot typically requires contextual knowledge of the group's activities and interests.

Without knowing skateboarding culture, their argot might be confusing.