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I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1756 language peculiar to a particular group: as, argot , jargon 2, an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech, ~ adjective ~ily adverb ~iness noun ~y adjective II. verb Date: 1828 intransitive verb to use ~ or vulgar abuse, transitive verb to abuse with harsh or coarse language