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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);
- Example: "they don't speak our lingo"
[syn: slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular]

2. a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Patois \Pa`tois"\ (p[.a]`tw[aum]"), n. [F.]
   A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial
   form of speech.
   [1913 Webster]

         The jargon and patois of several provinces. --Sir T.
                                                  Browne.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

patois
    n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
         thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: slang,
         cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular]
    2: a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually
       considered substandard