Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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patois | Yes | No | No | No |
rhyming slang | Yes | No | No | No |
patois (noun) | rhyming slang (noun) |
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a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard | slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component |
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |