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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
This week, Lawrence Burney steps in to talk about how a part of Baltimore lingo is entering the wider underground rap lexicon through artists from the Mid-Atlantic.
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Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
Star Trek Trekkie Lingo Prompting An unusual discovery by researchers showcased that using Star Trek Trekkie lingo in your prompts can improve generative AI results.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
This is often just a matter of learning the lingo of the other field, but there can also be subtle differences in how the same words are used.
—Edward Rothberg, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
This milestone is a decision point in contracting lingo where the customer—in this case, NASA—places a firm order for a deliverable.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
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Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
Star Trek Trekkie Lingo Prompting An unusual discovery by researchers showcased that using Star Trek Trekkie lingo in your prompts can improve generative AI results.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
This is often just a matter of learning the lingo of the other field, but there can also be subtle differences in how the same words are used.
—Edward Rothberg, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
This milestone is a decision point in contracting lingo where the customer—in this case, NASA—places a firm order for a deliverable.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingo
Noun
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Fans of Harry Potter books, films will likely recognize the setting, vocabulary, characters at Epic Universe.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Who wants their grandchildren to emulate such limited vocabulary, negative language and divisive rhetoric?—
Christine Ledbetter,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The development of new terminology could impact biomarker development and the understanding of liver disease’s natural history, which took decades to establish.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
31 May 2025
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Trained in the Sanford Meisner method of acting — and not afraid to throw that terminology around!—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 May 2025
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With technical innovation and a brand defining visual language that dates back 102 years, TIME Studios aims to impact communities and the world at large with ideas that forge true progress.—
TIME PR,
Time,
27 May 2025
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This platform uses rigorous standardization protocols, like OMB guidelines for demographics and ISO codes for language, ensuring consistency.—
Raghvendra Tripathi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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There’s no universal language—only tribal dialects.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Because the characters are speaking a very distinctive local dialect, and that’s, of course, completely lost in translation.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
Noun
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His mother wet a sponge to moisten his lips and tongue.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Brushing, flossing, and using a tongue scraper can remove bacteria and improve taste perception.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Look into the slang and jargon your kids are using — a few of them can be linked to specific online spaces, or even to certain ideologies.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The linguistic features of Gen Alpha slang are heavily shaped by digital culture.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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Powered by nine proprietary learning methods, the platform integrates real-time cultural signals - from memes and slang to idioms and ancient lore.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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But the nature of all idioms is that their meaning cannot be deduced from their components; the phrase kicked the bucket does not put the English speaker in the mind of an actual bucket, just as the word death does not remind him terribly of the letter D.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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“Lingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingo. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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