“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
PATOIS
patois
(noun) a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
(noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); “they don’t speak our lingo”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
patois (countable and uncountable, plural patois)
A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.
Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti).
Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican Creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
Jargon or cant.
Anagrams
• POSITA, patios, spatio-, taipos
Source: Wiktionary
Pa`tois", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech. The jargon and patois of several provinces. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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