Patois
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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.
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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.
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referring to Jamaican Patois
Contrary to popular belief Jamaican Patois is not Broken
Patois meaning & definition 3 of Patois.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.