patois vs turns of phrase

patois

noun
  • A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard. 

  • 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. 

  • Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti). 

  • Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France. 

turns of phrase

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