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patois

/ patois /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
Type of:
dialect idiom accent
Domain:
French
noun Sense 2
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
"they don''t speak our lingo"
Type of:
non-standard speech
Kinds of:
street name rhyming slang
Derived:
slang
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

dialect idiom accent non-standard speech street name rhyming slang