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3.As a patois, or colloquial language, slang is permeated with rich local color and flavor. It covers a wide linguistic scope, including local dialect, jargon, cant, and blasphemy.
4.A secret sign or signal to be given to a sentry in order to obtain passage; a password.
5."I find it so difficult," he said…"to remember the various passwords and devices with which I should approach the Holy of Holies."
6.In situations where it is difficult to verify the identity of the Internet client, steps are taken to address impostor concerns, such as by using code words or numbers.
7.At first all the staff officers took it to be a secret code for an important military manoeuvre,but when Eisenhower did actually send Montegomery five pounds, they realized that Montgomery was really collecting a debt.
8.Even if the receiving (or eavesdropping) person spoke the same language, he might be puzzled by the idiomatic dialect in which a mind converses with itself, with all its coded entries, abbreviations and emotional associations.
9.Finally, a fuller picture of the ring has emerged, suggesting that after years of double dealing, million-dollar Swiss bank accounts and the avoidance of detection through code words, couriers and mail drops, the network was done in by its own greed and complacency.
10.Twentieth-century attitude and sensibilities as well as contemporary slang pervade the lyrics, and ironic allusions to modern life are scattered throughout.
