dialect vs parlour game

dialect

noun
  • Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong. 

  • A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon. 

  • A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region. 

  • A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population. 

  • A variant of a non-standardized programming language. 

  • A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German). 

parlour game

noun
  • The use of deliberately nebulous or confusing language. 

  • Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering. 

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