cryptolect
Noun
Meaning
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.
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.