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patois
Pat·ois P0113800 (păt′wä′, pă-twä′)n. Variant of Patwa.
pat·ois P0113800 (păt′wä′, pă-twä′)n. pl. pat·ois (păt′wäz′, pă-twä′) 1. a. A regional dialect, especially one without a literary tradition.b. Nonstandard speech.2. The special jargon of a group; cant.
[French, from Old French, incomprehensible or crude speech, local dialect, from patoier, to gesticulate (like one unable to speak), speak crudely, from pate, paw, from Vulgar Latin *patta, probably originally imitative of the sound of one object striking another, such as the footfall of an animal.]patois (ˈpætwɑː; French patwa) n, pl patois (ˈpætwɑːz; French patwa) 1. (Linguistics) an unwritten regional dialect of a language, esp of French, usually considered substandard2. (Linguistics) the jargon of particular group[C17: from Old French: rustic speech, perhaps from patoier to handle awkwardly, from patte paw]pat•ois (ˈpæt wɑ, ˈpɑ twɑ, pæˈtwɑ)
n., pl. pat•ois (ˈpæt wɑz, ˈpɑ twɑz, pæˈtwɑz) 1. a regional form of a language, esp. of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language. 2. a rural or provincial form of speech. 3. jargon; cant; argot. [1635–45; < French; akin to Old French patoier to handle clumsily, derivative of pate paw] patoisA regional dialect, or a jargon belonging to a particular group of people.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | patois - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"argot, jargon, lingo, vernacular, slang, cantbite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"swiz - British slang for a swindleheist, rip-off - the act of stealingshakedown - extortion of money (as by blackmail)power trip - (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other peopleblowjob, cock sucking - slang for fellatiohand job, jacking off, jerking off, wank - slang for masturbationdekko - British slang for a looksquare-bashing - drill on a barracks squareshakedown - a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"caff - informal British term for a cafedeck - street name for a packet of illegal drugsgat, rod - a gangster's pistolMickey Finn - slang term for knockout dropsnick - (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"dreck, schlock, shlock - merchandise that is shoddy or inferiorcert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert"legs - staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs"soup-strainer, toothbrush - slang for a mustachearsehole, bunghole, arse, asshole - vulgar slang for anusbay window, potbelly, tummy, corporation, pot - slang for a paunchniff, pong - an unpleasant smellstreet name - slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin"corker - (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker"hooey, poppycock, stuff and nonsense, stuff - senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff"baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle - pretentious or silly talk or writingcodswallop, folderol, trumpery, wish-wash, applesauce, tripe, rubbish, trash - nonsensical talk or writingskin flick - a pornographic moviedibs - a claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza"non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech communityrhyming slang - slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang"bunfight, bun-fight - (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasionburnup - a high-speed motorcycle race on a public roadnosh-up - a large satisfying mealhood - (slang) a neighborhood'hood - (slang) a neighborhoodpaleface - (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)poor white trash, white trash - (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverishedhonkey, honkie, honky, whitey - (slang) offensive names for a White manslant-eye, gook - (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)Injun, red man, Redskin - (slang) offensive term for Native AmericansChinaman, chink - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descentdago, ginzo, greaseball, wop, Guinea - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descentJap, Nip - (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descentspic, spick, spik - (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descentBoche, Jerry, Kraut, Krauthead, Hun - offensive term for a person of German descent | | 2. | patois - a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandardFrench - the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by Francedialect, idiom, accent - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" |
patoisnoun1. dialect, vernacular In France patois was spoken in rural regions.2. jargon, slang, vernacular, patter, cant, lingo (informal), argot people from the ghetto who speak street patoispatoisnoun1. A variety of a language that differs from the standard form:argot, cant, dialect, jargon, lingo, vernacular.2. Specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture:argot, cant, dialect, idiom, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary.Translations
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Synonyms for patoisnoun dialectSynonymsnoun jargonSynonyms- jargon
- slang
- vernacular
- patter
- cant
- lingo
- argot
Synonyms for patoisnoun a variety of a language that differs from the standard formSynonyms- argot
- cant
- dialect
- jargon
- lingo
- vernacular
noun specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subcultureSynonyms- argot
- cant
- dialect
- idiom
- jargon
- language
- lexicon
- lingo
- terminology
- vernacular
- vocabulary
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