Cryptolect Definition
noun
(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.
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Noun
Singular:
cryptolect
Plural:
cryptolectsOrigin of Cryptolect
crypto- (“concealed”, “hidden”, “secret”) + -lect (“[language] variety”)
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