/ˈlɪŋ.ɡəʊ/, /ˈliŋ.ɡoʊ/
OriginFrom Latin lingua (“language”) + -o (diminutive suffix).
- countable, informal, uncountableLanguage, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
“[...] I have Thoughts to tarry a ſmall Matter in Town, to learn ſomewhat of your Lingo firſt, before I croſs the Seas.”
“"You see, ma'am, I can't divest myself of my professional lingo," observed Mr. Banks.”
“Nobody could make out plain what she said, for she was mainly jabbering Swede lingo, but there was English enough, of a kind, to give us some idee.”
- countable, uncountableAn Aboriginal language.
“Granny Ava was the link: the last heathen of the family to speak the lingo fluently, before the Church waltzed in and jammed the Lord's Prayer in Granny Ruth's twelve-year-old mouth instead.”
Formslingos(plural) · lingoes(plural) · Lingos(plural)