patois
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n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn:
cant
,
jargon
,
slang
,
lingo
,
argot
,
vernacular
]
2: a regional dialect of a language (especially French);
usually considered substandard