Meaning of PATOIS
| Pronunciation: | | 'pa`twâ
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- [n] a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
- [n] a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
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| | Synonyms: | | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, slang, vernacular |
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| | See Also: | | accent, dialect, idiom, non-standard speech, rhyming slang | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pa`tois"\, n. [F.]
A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial
form of speech.
The jargon and patois of several provinces. --Sir T.
Browne.
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| | Related Terms: | | Acadian, Anglo-Indian, argot, Brooklynese, bundle of isoglosses, Cajun, Canadian French, cant, class dialect, Cockney, colloquial, dialect, dialect atlas, dialect dictionary, French Canadian, gibberish, gobbledygook, Gullah, idiom, isogloss, jargon, lingo, linguistic atlas, linguistic community, linguistic island, local dialect, localism, Midland, Midland dialect, mumbo jumbo, New England dialect, patter, Pennsylvania Dutch, phraseology, provincialism, regional accent, regionalism, scatology, slang, speech community, subdialect, taboo language, vernacular, vocabulary, vulgar language, vulgate, Yankee, Yorkshire |
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