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as in vocabulary
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
medical missionaries struggling to learn the lingo of the African tribe that they were treating
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the shorthand medical lingo that the hospital staffers use with one another
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Recent Examples of lingo
Not by coincidence, a birdwatcher in British lingo is another name for a spy.
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Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Her vocabulary and that of her staff have been upgraded with Norwegian football lingo.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 July 2025
Wimbledon’s already feeding tennis lingo into its own AI.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Woman's Way Of Emulating Men At Work Goes Viral: 'Makeup Metaphors'
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Melissa Fleur Afshar
Life and Trends Reporter
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A TikTok creator's wry take on modern corporate lingo through the lens of beauty culture has struck a chord with viewers online.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Her vocabulary and that of her staff have been upgraded with Norwegian football lingo.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 July 2025
Wimbledon’s already feeding tennis lingo into its own AI.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Woman's Way Of Emulating Men At Work Goes Viral: 'Makeup Metaphors'
By
Melissa Fleur Afshar
Life and Trends Reporter
Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member
news article
0
A TikTok creator's wry take on modern corporate lingo through the lens of beauty culture has struck a chord with viewers online.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingo
Noun
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There’s almost a template to the Lexington format and a distinctive vocabulary too.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
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So, in the case of La Tête d’Or, [chef] Daniel [Boulud] had this ambition to create something that was kind of a grand New York steakhouse but with a French influence, which led to a more refined vocabulary, and that led to wanting to elevate the cooking to be on display.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Don’t let the cold terminology fool you — pixie dust still abounds, just with a keener sense of connecting every facet of the company.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
16 July 2025
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Avoid industry-specific terminology that may not be familiar to the reader, as well as unnecessary acronyms.—
Andrew Roberts,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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But their language echoes the same arguments about unfair trade, deficits and national security that Trump invoked during his reciprocal tariff rollout.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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Barring any specific language in the Wilkins contract, the Raiders will have an uphill battle to fight.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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In it, Italian peasants Matteo and Natale discuss this same cosmic occurrence in the rustic Paduan dialect of the time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 July 2025
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Around the table, his family speak the local dialect of the Veneto region.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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Weeks passed, and the bump remained, despite the tongue’s tendency to heal quickly.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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Michigan customers can enjoy free small Slurpees throughout the day, and Speedway Rewards members can even get a special tongue tattoo with your Slurpee in Detroit.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
11 July 2025
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The use of technology is overdone, the slang is annoying and the characters seem unlikable.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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Crashing out is a slang term used to negatively describe emotional overload or emotional dysregulation that presents as sudden, angry, frustrated, or distressing emotional outbursts or behaviors.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
20 July 2025
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To quote a homespun idiom, there are different horses for different courses.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Especially in multilingual markets, users frequently mix languages and use non-standard grammar, local idioms, creative spelling and hybrid sentence structures.—
Alessa Cross,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Lingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingo. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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