patois

Example Sentences

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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.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

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

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

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.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

The melodic, swooping movement of her Jamaican patois was quickly replaced by the more stable cadences of American English.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore