See Also: Lingo(money)
lingo(1)(dictionary)
lingo(2)(dictionary)
lingo(dictionary)
Graphical(medicine)
graphical(2)(dictionary)
graphical(dictionary)
graphical user interface (GUI)(encyclopedia)
graphical user interface(dictionary)

lingo(1) (iou) and graphical(2) (iou)


lingo(1) (iou)



lingo noun1. colloq. (orig. joc. & derog.). Pl. -o(e)s. M17.
[Prob. from Portuguese lingoa var. of lingua from Latin LINGUA.]
A foreign speech or language; the vocabulary of a special subject or class of people.
W. Safire It was not until the 1960's that 'freak out' blossomed into drug lingo. E. Figes 'German is a hideous lingo,' muttered Claude.

graphical(2) (iou)



graphical adjective. E17.
[formed as GRAPHIC adjective: see -ICAL.]
Clearly drawn or traced. Only in E17.
= GRAPHIC adjective 3. Formerly also, skilled in drawing. E17.
= GRAPHIC adjective 2. Now rare. M17.
Of or pertaining to Writing; consisting of letters. M17.
= GRAPHIC adjective 5. L18.
Special collocations: graphical user interface a visual way of interacting with a computer using items such as windows, icons, and menus, used by most modern Operating Systems (abbreviation GUI).
graphicalness noun L19.