LINGO: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LINGO?

Need another word that means the same as “lingo”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “lingo” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Lingo” are: argot, cant, jargon, patois, slang, vernacular, speech, writing, communication, verbalization, vocalization, conversation, speaking, talking, words, utterance, vocabulary, articulation, enunciation, pronunciation, talk, discourse, interchange, intercourse, interaction, terminology, idiom

Lingo as a Noun

Definitions of "Lingo" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lingo” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves.
• A foreign language or local dialect.
• The vocabulary or jargon of a particular subject or group of people.

Synonyms of "Lingo" as a noun (27 Words)

argot	The jargon or slang of a particular group or class. Teenage argot.
articulation	The state of being jointed. The articulation of vowels and consonants.
cant	Denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current or in fashion. Herstories rather than histories as the cant phrase goes.
communication	Means of travelling or of transporting goods, such as roads or railways. A secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms.
conversation	A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged. She picked up the phone and held a conversation in French.
discourse	A formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing. An imagined discourse between two people.
enunciation	The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience.
idiom	The style of a particular artist or school or movement. An imaginative orchestral idiom.
interaction	The transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons. He built tools to analyse user interactions on social networks.
interchange	The act of changing one thing for another thing. The interchange of woods and meadows.
jargon	A form of language regarded as barbarous, debased, or hybrid. Legal jargon.
patois	A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard. The nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding.
pronunciation	The way in which a word is pronounced. They are always correcting my pronunciation.
slang	A type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people. Slang terms.
speaking	The utterance of intelligible speech. Clear thinking aids clear speaking.
speech	(language) communication by word of mouth. Antony s speech over Caesar s body.
talk	The act of giving a talk to an audience. A talk on a day in the life of an actor.
talking	The action of talking speech or discussion. I ll do the talking you just back me up.
terminology	A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline. Legal terminology.
utterance	The action of saying or expressing something aloud. He whispered as if to lend his utterances an added confidentiality.
verbalization	The words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization.
vernacular	A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves. Buildings in which Gothic merged into farmhouse vernacular.
vocabulary	A range of artistic or stylistic forms, techniques, or movements. The term became part of business vocabulary.
vocalization	The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication. The giraffe cannot make any vocalizations.
words	Words making up the dialogue of a play. I listened to his words very closely.
writing	The activity or skill of writing. His writing looked crabbed.

Usage Examples of "Lingo" as a noun

• They don't speak our lingo.
• It doesn't matter if you can't speak the lingo.
• Computer lingo.

Associations of "Lingo" (30 Words)

argot	The jargon or slang of a particular group or class. Teenage argot.
bilingual	A person fluent in two languages. A bilingual secretary.
buzzword	A word or phrase, often an item of jargon, that is fashionable at a particular time or in a particular context. The latest buzzword in international travel is ecotourism.
cant	A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves. Herstories rather than histories as the cant phrase goes.
colloquialism	The use of colloquialisms. Speech allows for colloquialism and slang.
derivation	Something derived; a derivative. Music of primarily Turkish derivation.
dialect	A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. The Lancashire dialect seemed like a foreign language.
dictionary	A set of words or other text strings made for use in applications such as spellcheckers. A dictionary of quotations.
etymology	A history of a word. The decline of etymology as a linguistic discipline.
euphemism	An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. The jargon has given us downsizing as a euphemism for cuts.
fluently	In a way that progresses smoothly. Moscow Flyer jumped fluently at Aintree to record a six length victory.
glossary	An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field. A glossary of Inuktitut words.
idiom	A form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people. An imaginative orchestral idiom.
innuendo	An indirect (and usually malicious) implication. She s always making sly innuendoes.
jargon	A form of language regarded as barbarous, debased, or hybrid. Legal jargon.
language	Coarse or offensive language. He uttered harsh language.
lexicon	A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them. The size of the English lexicon.
multilingual	Using or knowing more than one language. A multilingual translator.
neologism	A newly invented word or phrase.
neology	The holding of novel or rationalist views; = “neologism”.
nomenclature	A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline. The most important rule of nomenclature is that the name of a substance should be unambiguous.
parlance	A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language. Medical parlance.
patois	The dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to the standard language of the country. The raunchy patois of inner city kids.
polyglot	(of a book) having the text translated into several languages. A polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages.
pretension	A false or unsupportable quality. All that we cannot tolerate is pretension to infallibility.
slang	Use slang or vulgar language. Their speech was full of slang expressions.
speaking	Capable of or involving speech or speaking. A speaking part in the play.
term	Name formally or designate with a term. Their solicitors had agreed terms.
terminology	A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline. The terminology of semiotics.
vernacular	A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves. Buildings in which Gothic merged into farmhouse vernacular.