Thesaurus:cryptolect

Thesaurus

cryptolect

English

Noun

Sense: a secret, coded language used by a particular subculture or group

Synonyms

• anti-language
• argot
• cant
• cryptolect

Hypernyms

• language    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:jargon
• Thesaurus:slang
• Category:Cant by language

Further reading

• “563. neologism” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “cryptolect” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.