Synonyms and antonyms of Specialist languages used by particular groups of people in British Thesaurus

argot (noun)

words that are used by a particular group of people

-ese (suffix)

showing disapproval used with nouns and adjectives to make nouns that refer to a style of language that is typical of a particular group of people

gobbledegook (noun)

informal very complicated or technical language that you cannot understand

journalese (noun)

a style of writing that is used mainly by journalists

leet (noun)

informal a form of written English used for example in chatrooms in which letters are replaced by numbers or other symbols

legalese (noun)

informal formal language used by lawyers and in legal documents that ordinary people find difficult to understand

lingo (noun)

informal the words that are mainly used by people who do a particular activity or job

netspeak (noun)

informal the special language, abbreviations, and expressions used by people when communicating using the Internet

officialese (noun)

the way of speaking and writing used by people who work in government offices, especially when ordinary people cannot understand it

phraseology (noun)

formal the words and phrases used in a particular profession or activity

terminology (noun)

the words and phrases used in a particular business, science, or profession

vocabulary (noun)

the words used for talking about a particular subject