Sunday, July 10, 2011

#5 Word of the Day

#5 "patois"

patois\pat-WAH\, noun:
1. A regional version of a language differing from its standard, literary form.
2. Arural or provincial form of speech.
3. Any jargon or private form of speech.

My Application

"In the midst of a crucial meeting, Jesse winked in a patois that only I understood."

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