SAT vocabulary
Patois
The dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard language of the whole country; jargon or gibberish.
Example
"The old woman spoke a charming patois that was difficult for outsiders to understand."
Etymology
From Old French patois 'local or provincial dialect'.
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