lingo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    patois; argot; cant; vernacular; slang; jargon.
    • they don't speak our lingo

WordNet


Lin"go noun
Etymology
L. lingua tongue, language. See Lingual.
Definitions
  1. Language; speech; dialect. Slang

Webster 1913