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patois

noun

1 patois

A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).

synonyms: argot, cant, jargon, lingo, slang, vernacular.

Roget 563: neology, neologism; newfangled expression, nonce expression; back-formation; caconym; barbarism.    archaism, black letter, monkish Latin.    corruption, missaying, malapropism, antiphrasis.    ... show more

Dutch: Bargoens, argot, boeventaal, dieventaal, groepstaal, jargon, koine, kringtaal, kunsttaal, omgangstaal ... show more
Polish: żargon, argot, slang

2 patois

A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.

Dutch: streektaal


Moby thesaurus: Acadian, Anglo-Indian, Brooklynese, Cajun, Canadian French, Cockney, French Canadian, Gullah, Midland, Midland dialect, New England dialect, Pennsylvania Dutch, Yankee, Yorkshire, argot, bundle of isoglosses, cant, class dialect, colloquial, dialect ... show more.

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