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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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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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Yet the political lingo proved to be the most difficult to master, as Sewell told IndieWire.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
In my experience, no amount of corporate lingo can make a difference in the lives of others.
—Lisa Tomasi, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
For day trips and beach outings, look for a straw tote bag with fun details like colorful stripes, beach lingo, or customizable monograms.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 3 July 2024
This milestone, known as ATP, is a decision point in contracting lingo where the customer—in this case, NASA—places a firm order for a deliverable.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
In my experience, no amount of corporate lingo can make a difference in the lives of others.
—Lisa Tomasi, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
For day trips and beach outings, look for a straw tote bag with fun details like colorful stripes, beach lingo, or customizable monograms.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 3 July 2024
This milestone, known as ATP, is a decision point in contracting lingo where the customer—in this case, NASA—places a firm order for a deliverable.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
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Beat communicated with advanced and exotic languages, its wide-ranging vocabulary including experimental, art-rock,pop, jazz, funk, new-wave and gamelan elements.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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But, as historian Robert O. Smith writes, since the phrase entered the country’s vocabulary, some Jewish Americans have firmly objected to it.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2024
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That, and a diet of 1970s and 1980s ‘exploitation movies,’ or ‘genre titles’ to use contemporary terminology.Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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For reference, this terminology is front and center in a report that Fish and others wrote for the Eleos AI group that was set up to manage just these kinds of questions.John Werner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Yet research suggests that children up to age 5 can learn and process up to five languages.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Luckily, just in time, Nick whispers the one word in the (British) English language that instantly turns back the clock.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The delightful elocution of their dry-as-martini witticisms (dialect coach Nancy Carlin) adds to the joys of this period piece.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Scholars say their separation from the mainland caused residents to retain much of their African heritage, including their unique dialect and skills and crafts such as cast-net fishing and basket-weaving.Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Extra spicy In the United States, many people seek out spicy ramen, but that’s not necessarily the case in Japan, according to Osaka, where ramen wasn’t meant to bind to your tongue and set off pain receptors in your brain.Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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In the clip, which multiple outlets posted on TikTok, two dogs wander around an enclosure and pant with their tongues out.Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Slang terms for marijuana Pot, Mary Jane, grass, reefer, green, hash, ganja and doobie are just a few of the ever-growing list of slang terms used in exchange for marijuana.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Fact checked by Sarah Scott Parents of tweens and teens like me are always in need of a brush up on current slang terms, such as lala bop, and rizz.Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
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This brand of idiom deconstruction and crisp sound became a hallmark of Jones’ work from this point forward.A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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One of its vegan standout idioms is the manakish flatbread with roasted tomato, Biber Salcasi pepper paste, Aleppo and mint.Kaila Yu, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Lingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingo. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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