• A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial formof speech.The jargon and patois of several provinces. Sir T. Browne.


    Patois meaning & definition 1 of Patois.


  • Broken English. Commonly known to have been originated from (but not limited to) the island of Jamaica.
    Originated way back in the day and is a mixture of a whole bunch of different languages; mainly of English, Spanish; some French and West African influences.
    Sounds really awesome when flirting with the opposite sex of a foreign land and can also be known to scare and/or be comedic when speaking with extra enunciation and heightened volume while throwing a Patois Curse word as well.
    Some famous people associated with speaking really cool Patois are comedian Oliver Samuels; Reggae Legend Bob Marley; Historic Leader Marcus Garvey and the guys from the motion picture 'Cool Runnings'.

    Patois meaning & definition 2 of Patois.


  • referring to Jamaican Patois

    Contrary to popular belief Jamaican Patois is not Broken

    Patois meaning & definition 3 of Patois.


  • General word to talk about a regional word that is a dérivé from the country's language. As for french patois' they are only used by old country people

    Patois meaning & definition 4 of Patois.


  • The [native] tongue [spoken] by inhabitants of [Jamaica] other from english. They always sound as if they are singing.

    Patois meaning & definition 5 of Patois.


  • The dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to the standard language of the country.

    Patois meaning & definition 6 of Patois.


  • the form of a language spoken by people in a particular area that is different from the standard language of the country:

    Patois meaning & definition 7 of Patois.

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