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patois

[ pat-wah, pah-twah; French pa-twa ]

noun

plural patois
  1. a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
  2. a rural or provincial form of speech.
  3. jargon; cant; argot.


patois

/ patwa; ˈpætwÉ‘Ë /

noun

  1. an unwritten regional dialect of a language, esp of French, usually considered substandard
  2. the jargon of particular group
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of patois1

1635–45; < French: literally clumsy speech; akin to Old French patoier to handle clumsily, derivative of pate paw
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of patois1

C17: from Old French: rustic speech, perhaps from patoier to handle awkwardly, from patte paw
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The patois changes from office to office and company to company, and the meanings behind certain terms shift from person to person.

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English may be the main language but patois, spoken at accelerated speed, is ubiquitous and routinely used to show kinship and camaraderie.

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“I went to prison so you won’t have to,†he declared, in a weird, highly caffeinated surfer patois.

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For Green, one of the biggest challenges of a film like “One Love†was getting the patois language right and making it feel real without watering it down.

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"Just the language and the patois needed such a huge amount of attention that a June start date was never going to happen."

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