SLANG, JARGON, ARGOT, CANT

Slang is the use of informal words and

expressions that are not considered
standard in the speaker's dialect or
language.
Slang is often to be found in areas of the
lexicon that refer to things considered
taboo (see euphemism). It is often used
to identify with one's peers and,
although it may be common among
young people, it is used by people of all
ages and social groups.
American slang
Dude, pal, Buddy : man or friends
Airhead : stupid person
Mad : angry
Cop : police officer
Big cheese : a very important person

British slang
Bobby : police officer
Mad : Insane
Broke : No money
Trampy : disgusting
Jammy : Lucky
Indonesian Slang

Lo : Kamu = You
Gue : Saya = I
Banget : Sangat = So Many
Jack : teman = Friends
Ex. Sorry sorry sorry jack
Jeng : Mbak = older sister


Hello boys and girls
Today we're gonna talk about father and
daughter relationships
Do you have a daddy?
I'll bet you do
[Door opens]
who's your daddy?
Jargon is terminology which is
especially defined in relationship to
a specific activity, profession, or
group
Jargon is commonly used by groups that have a similar
interest, like trades and/or professions. However, it
can be used by people involved in sports or other
casual groups. Most people associate jargon with the
medical or law professions rather than everyday
conversations. People may use jargon to leave an
impression of intelligence or to confuse a person.
agonal- used to describe a major negative
change in a persons condition, usually
preceding immediate death.
Jargon in computerization: RAM, bit, byte,
CPU,mother board,processor
Jargon in economical: inflation,stock exchange
Medical jargon : surgery,tranfution


Hiking : climb the mountain
Laut (JavaWorkers) : Pulang/istirahat
Money changer
Amputasi (medis) : memotong bagian
tubuh
Cash (perbankan) :tunai
Focus,frame :istilah pada dunia foto
Cap cus ([waria) : cepat



is a secret language used by various groups
including, but not limited to, thieves and other
criminalsto prevent outsiders from
understanding their conversations.
The term argot is also used to refer to the
informal specialized vocabulary from a
particular field of uneducated person, punk
community, hacker, isolation and Junker.
Indonesian Criminal
Mangsa, means the target/things
Bapak, Means the police
Ayam, means female prey
sikat, means attack or take

Americans Thieves
Chruzo : a term to call jewelry (diamond, gold and
pearl)
Bleir : a term to call a cop
Rowl : a term to instruct someone to escape.
Cant is a secret language used only by
members of a group, often used to conceal the
meaning from those outside the group.
Cant is often implying its use to exclude or
mislead people outside the group
Beggar : nyuwon sewu le, kulo nyuwon
welas asihe sampean, niki kulo dereng
nedha mulai wingi.
Person : Mboten wonten mbah
Beggar : Sak ikhlase mawun, nyuwon
tulung
Person : Mboten
Beggar : Ojo medit le, kualat koe engko