lingo

Other forms of lingo

plural

lingoes

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lingo

What does lingo mean?

lingo means "a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)".

How many syllables are in lingo?

lingo has 2 syllables: lin-go. The stress falls on "lin". In IPA it is /ˈlɪŋɡoʊ/.

What is another word for lingo?

Close synonyms include slang, cant, jargon, argot, patois. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lingo a common word?

lingo is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.