Words similar to lingo
Example sentences for: lingo
How can you use “lingo” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
It is something like the zone of current sports lingo in which a tennis player, say, enters a trance-like state, putting him on a roll where he can't miss a shot.
Some dismiss Amis' use of police lingo and his intricate story about a suicide investigation as bad parody.
McCarthy excels in the laconic, colloquial dialogue of his Texas and New Mexico cowboys, and the untranslated lingo of his Mexican characters generally rings true as well.
It's fun to watch these jazzy young actors scrutinize their cards and each other and throw around their poker lingo; and the director, John Dahl ( The Last Seduction , 1994), gives the picture a jaunty tempo and a deep-toned Rembrandt look without ever calling attention to his hand.
As a college student familiar with all the latest urban lingo, I believe the proper term to be used in these contexts is "boink."