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• n  a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
• n  a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

• To hint at the vile universe of the 15-year-old delinquent Alex and his murderous buddies, Burgess created "nadsat," a rich futuristic patois.
• It also agreed to limit the role of the island's master, known in Sark's French-English patois as the Seigneur, and to make its constitution a democracy.
• The street patois of those ethnically diverse projects, meanwhile, has also long contained its own racially aggressive "shock" element, with the rejoinder "ta race" (your race) a .

• slang
• cant
• jargon
• lingo
• argot
• vernacular

News & Articles

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• Nicki Minaj Goes Island For Busta Rhymes' 'Twerk It' Remix
  In her best Patois, Nicki shouts out dancehall kings Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man and Bounty Killer.
  June 7, 2013 - MTV
• 'Violet & Daisy' review: Dark comedy about two teen assassins in NYC
  Stop me if you've heard this one before. A couple of hired killers go about their work with dispassionate detachment, conversing in a deadpan, wiseacre patois and existing in some parallel, pop-culture saturated world.
  June 6, 2013 - The Oregonian

Quotes

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• Ann Widdecombe in Independent
  Ann Widdecombe said "It's one thing to turn the Bible into modern vernacular, but to turn it into patois is utterly ridiculous."
• Edward Seaga in Jamaica Observer
  In so doing, she uplifted the disdained Jamaica patoisfrom the backyard to the stage, at home and abroad," Seaga said in a statement.
• Sarah Palin in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  Palin, says Continetti, "speaks in a different patois."