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Patois
ˈpatwɑː
Patois definitions
noun
patois
- the dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to the standard language of the country
"the nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding"
vernacular dialect local parlance local speech/talk/usage/idiom/slang/tongue local variety regional language non-standard language/variety jargon argot patter cant -speak- the jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group
"the raunchy patois of inner-city kids"