The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ARGOT which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Vernacular crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ARGOT | 24 % | 5 |
| SLANG | 19 % | 5 |
| PATOIS | 16 % | 6 |
| LINGO | 16 % | 5 |
| PARLANCE | 8 % | 8 |
| IDIOM | 5 % | 5 |
| STREETTALK | 3 % | 10 |
| DIALECT | 3 % | 7 |
| JARGON | 3 % | 6 |
| DEMOTIC | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Vernacular
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lingo
- jargon
- cant
- slang
- common
- argot
- vulgar
- informal
- patois
- parlance
- language
- standard
Crossword Answer definitions
ARGOT noun- A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
- The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ARGOT
- Slang
- Specialized lingo
- Patois
- Shop talk
- Talk for a select group
- Lingo
- Professional slang
- Idiom
- Thieves' slang
- Arcane vocabulary
More clues leading to the result SLANG
- Jargon
- Controversial dictionary entry, perhaps
- Word italicized in dictionaries
- Loose talk
- Lingo
- Playful or hip talk
- Street talk
- Word on the street?
- Casual talk
- Loose usage
More clues leading to the result PATOIS
- Jargon
- Vernacular
- Dialect
- Nonstandard dialect
- Regional dialect
- Argot
- Folk dialect
- Provincial speech
- Local lingo
- Gumbo, e.g.
More clues leading to the result LINGO
- Jargon
- Vernacular
- Specialized slang
- Jargon or patois
- Newfoundlander's slang, e.g.
- Vocabulary
- Specialized speech
- Buzzwords
- Computerese, e.g.
- Game show hosted by Chuck Woolery
More clues leading to the result PARLANCE
- Manner of speaking
- Way of speaking.
- Debate.
- Diction.
- Conversation.
- Speech.
- Mode of speech
- Vernacular
- Lingo
- Idiom
More clues leading to the result IDIOM
- "In seventh heaven," e.g.
- "In the doghouse," e.g.
- Jargon
- Patois
- Peculiar to a language
- Figure of speech
- Firing on all cylinders, e.g.
- Many a long crossword answer
- Many a long crossword entry
- Shooting fish in a barrel, say
More clues leading to the result STREETTALK
More clues leading to the result DIALECT
- Patois
- Local lingo
- Cajun, to French
- Distinct variety of language
- Cajun or Creole
- Manner of speaking
- Cajun or Cockney
- Cajun, for one
- Speech
- Reason for turning on closed captioning
More clues leading to the result JARGON
- Computerese, for example
- Cant
- Vernacular
- Lingo
- Technical terminology
- Slang
- Shoptalk
- Academese, e.g.
- Techie talk, e.g.
- Tongue