Day 401: argot

The term was used in gambling argot to refer to a gambler.

Artwork of the day　
The Gambler
Odilon Redon
Original Title: Le Joueur
Date: 1879
Style: Symbolism
Series: In the Dream
Genre: symbolic painting
Media: lithography, paper
Dimensions: 27 x 19.3 cm

Word of the day
argot: words and expressions that are used by small groups of people and that are not easily understood by other people

Quote of the day 
“Argot is nothing more nor less than a wardrobe in which language, having some bad deed to do, disguises itself. It puts on word-masks and metaphoric rags.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Miserables