patois
noun
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Synonyms
argot, cant, dialect, jargon, jive, language, lingo, patter, shop, shoptalk, slang, terminology, vocabulary
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Peppered with Jamaican patois, the tome defies convention with themes of reluctant motherhood, homosexuality and the realities of immigration. — Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, "Great Summer Beach Reads: 5 Sizzling Reads To Crack Open Now," 23 July 2019 The album launched a long career in which the Nite Tripper and Mr. Rebennack would converge, most obviously in the manâs New Orleans-centric patois that, when transcribed, may confound an English educator but would delight a listener. — nola.com, "Dr. John, a true New Orleans music legend, dies at age 77," 6 June 2019 Klingâs patois was developed over time, in a push and pull with aesthetic traditions and his own training. — Vogue, "Meet Göran Kling, Who Is Crafting Street-Smart âSlangâ Jewelry in Sweden," 26 Mar. 2019 Both actors are excellent, building complex characters from the rough urban patois that Ms. Nwandu provides without getting purple, even while approaching a kind of street poetry. — Jesse Green, New York Times, "Review: Waiting for Po-Po in a Searing âPass Overâ," 18 June 2018 While his Jamaican patois can be a hurdle, stick with it. — Jeff Slate, Esquire, "73 Reasons to Love Bob Marley on His 73rd Birthday," 6 Feb. 2018 What cements their union is the news that Solo can speakâor, at any rate, gurgleâthe language of the Wookiees, though it must be said that the patois is less charming on the human tongue. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "âSolo: A Star Wars Storyâ and âHow to Talk to Girls at Partiesâ," 4 June 2017 In patois and in mood, the game manages to be both dystopian and comic, dark and light. — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, "How Fortnite Captured Teensâ Hearts and Minds," 14 May 2018 While his Jamaican patois can be a hurdle, stick with it. — Jeff Slate, Esquire, "73 Reasons to Love Bob Marley on His 73rd Birthday," 6 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'patois.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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