argot •ˈär-gət, -(ˌ)gō• noun
: a characteristic language of a certain group (as amid thieves)
The word argot has appeared in 11 New York Occasions posts in the past year, including on April 14 in the obituary “Robert Byrne, Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 84” by Bruce Weber:
As a columnist for The Instances, Mr. Byrne was one particular of the couple of conduits in basic-interest publications amongst the high-level chess world and its followers. Without a doubt, before the Web created dwell games accessible, his column provided up-to-date details and analysis that was typically not generally offered, even if the chess argot was baffling to the basic reader.
In a common introduction to a column, this 1 in 1984, Mr. Byrne wrote, “Three decades of the poisoned pawn variation of the Najdorf Sicilian have not dampened the ardor both of individuals who feel that the misplaced black queen and White’s lead in development need to create a winning attack or of those who feel that Black’s reliable pawn framework need to demonstrate an impenetrable barrier.”
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