cryptolect

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English

Etymology

crypto- (“concealed, hidden, secret”) +‎ -lect (“ variety”)

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: krĭpʹtəlĕkt, IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪptəlɛkt/
(US) enPR: krĭpʹtəlĕkt', IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt/

Noun

cryptolect (plural cryptolects)

(linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.
Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.

Derived terms

cryptolectal

Translations

A secretive language form

Finnish: salakieli (fi)
French: cryptolecte (fr) m
German: Geheimsprache (de) f
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: limbaj secret n
Russian: please add this translation if you can

References

“cryptolect, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft entry, March 2006)

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