cryptolanguage en · NOUN
Etymology
From crypto- + language.
Meanings
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A secret language.
The history of cant lexicography has contributed in part to a widely held misconception about slang, namely, that slang is used as a secret language known only to the members of a select group: that slang is a crypto-language.
1996, James Lambert, The Macquarie Book of Slang, Sydney: Macquarie Library, page vii:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cryptolanguages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |