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patois

Synonyms

Noun

1. cant

2. jargon, slang, lingo, argot, vernacular, non-standard speech, dialect

3. idiom, accent

Usage
Jamaican Lawmaker Blocked From Delivering Parliamentary Speech In Patois - Black Enterprise
‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language row - The Guardian
Jamaican Patois Is a Language; End of Story - Jamaicans.com
Time fi mek Jamaican Patois official language wid English - Caribbean National Weekly
DJ Khaled Shares Message Written in Patois Following Drake ‘Iceman’ Diss - Yahoo
PATOIS Human Rights Film Fest screens docs about AI, mass incarceration, foodways and more - NOLA.com
'No patois in the House!' Speaker shuts down Burchell's attempt to present in Jamaican dialect - Jamaica Observer
Charal - Les Patois - VML
How I Learned to Embrace Jamaican Patois, the Language of My Youth - Electric Literature
Burchell Plans To Move Private Member's Motion To Allow Patois In Parliament - Radio Jamaica News Online
Tension in Gordon House after MP Burchell's Patois address sparks language debate in Parliament - IRIE FM
Retired Jamaican actress Pauline Stone Myrie defends patois: ‘It’s not something to be ashamed of’ - Caribbean National Weekly
'Doing reggae dancehall not about speaking patois' — Rocky Dawuni - Modern Ghana
Jamaica’s New Patois AI Tutor Promises ‘Best Teacher’ for Every Child. - The St Kitts Nevis Observer
'There's joy and excitement': The people reclaiming Jamaican Patwa - BBC
A Patois Revival: Jamaica Weighs Language Change as Ties to Britain Fray (Published 2023) - The New York Times
Should Jamaican Patois have a place in Parliament? - Jamaica Observer
Retired Jamaican actress Pauline Stone Myrie defends patois: ‘It’s not something to be ashamed of’ - Caribbean National Weekly
‘You have to reflect the language to capture people’s souls’: Martina Laird on calypso, patois and the RSC - The Guardian
Recognition for patois requires policy, not performance - Jamaica Observer
Lightning and Thunder. Blood and Fire: Patois in Jamaican Music - Caribbean Today
Bible story in Jamaican patois - Morning Star | The People’s Daily
How The Language Of Jamaica Became Mainstream - thefader.com
Place, Patois, and a Pinch of Politics: A Conversation with Celeste Mohammed - The Rumpus
Will Patois become Jamaica's official language? - The Week
Why Jamaican Patois Will Never Die: 8 Key Reasons - Jamaicans.com
‘We will not accept fake Patois’: Jamaican linguist on dialogue in Bob Marley biopic - The Guardian
Patter and Patois (Published 2015) - The New York Times
Jamaican patois paper - Improbable Research
Barclays appoints Jean-Baptiste Patois as Head of Equity Derivatives ex-Strategic Derivatives, Asia Pacific - Barclays Group
Patwa is not ‘broken English’: the African ties that bind US and Caribbean languages - The Guardian
Patois Counselors - "Marge Attack" | Post-Trash Premiere - POST-TRASH
Prof. Marlon James on "Night Women," patois, cruelty, and one way the Twin Cities beat Jamaica and NYC - The Mac Weekly
Brad Pitt Speaking Jamaican Patois Goes Viral - Newsweek
Kingsley Ben-Adir Shares Why He Won’t Speak Patois After Filming ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ - VIBE.com
Chet Hanks Defends His Use of Jamaican Patois, Internet Says It’s ‘Verbal Blackface’ - Newsweek
France’s regional languages, patois, dialects: what was that again? - Global Voices
Jamaican Patois Enthusiast Chet Haze Would Like Adele to Give Him a Call - Vanity Fair
Uptown restaurant Patois, customers robbed at gunpoint during dinner - NOLA.com
PNP election manifesto available in patois - Jamaica Observer
Jerk chicken chow mein? Jamaican-Chinese chef shares his fusion triumphs - South China Morning Post
Kingsley Ben-Adir Says He Recruited Jamaicans To Help Him Learn Patois For Bob Marley Biopic - DancehallMag
Patois - Bon Appétit: Recipes, Cooking, Entertaining, Restaurants | Bon Appétit
Au revoir, Patois - Brooklyn Paper
JunePlum by Patois: Everything you need to know about Jamaican patties - CP24
Chet Hanks Speaks Jamaican Patois at Golden Globes, Internet Baffled - Business Insider
6 Ways Technology has Brought Jamaican Patois to the brink of an official language - Jamaicans.com
Rihanna’s patois and your misinformed memes - Dazed
Kingsley Ben-Adir on why he's choosing to not use Patois language after filming Bob Marley - CBS News
'Jiizas buk': The Bible in Jamaican patois - BBC
Ghana's love affair with reggae and Jamaican Patois - BBC
'It's This Whole Idea Of Theft': Chet Hanks Drops His Patois Accent To Address Cultural Appropriation Claims - Okayplayer
Patois: Beirut’s first taste of Jamaican flavor - Arab News
Patois to open in former Rustic Goat space downtown - Sauce Magazine
New York Times Writer Calls Out Jamaica’s Hesitance to Make Patois An Official Language - Jamaicans.com
Chet Hanks Responds to 'Patois' Controversy at Golden Globes - New York's Power 105.1 FM
Should Jamaican Patois be taught in schools? - Caribbean National Weekly
TGIF: We Can’t Stop Watching Nicki Minaj’s Sweet Jamaican Patois - thefader.com
Sacre bleu! Patois, Smith Street pioneer, goes to Gaphattan! - Brooklyn Paper
Jamaican Patois Words have now become Canadian and British Slang - Jamaicans.com
How Chef Craig Wong Uses Michelin-Level Techniques at His Jamaican-Chinese Restaurant - Eater
Jamaicans Respond on How Was Kingsley Ben-Adir's Jamaican Patois in the Bob Marley Movie? - Jamaicans.com
Chef Aaron Burgau of Patois named King of Louisiana Seafood as NOWFE draws to close - NOLA.com
An elegant dinner in a New Orleans pothole? Uptown restaurant turns joke into a reality. - NOLA.com
‘Big up?’ – Steve McClaren taught to speak patois after first Jamaica training session - Yahoo Sports
First Look: Patois in downtown St. Louis - Sauce Magazine
Chet Haze Is At It Again - Pajiba
The fertile world of Nigerian patois - The Economist
Pot patois: A comprehensive etymology of marijuana - The Pitt News
Algerian patois delights and disturbs - Al Jazeera
JTA must take stand in Patois debate - Fondas Kréyol
How to make Patois bartender Blaise Couturier’s twist on an Aperol Spritz - Toronto Life
Hey mon: ‘Go the F— to Sleep’ gets a Jamaican patois translation - The Washington Post
Chet Hanks: Why is Tom Hanks' son suddenly speaking patois? - Capital XTRA
Spreading the Word through patois - The Spectator
Tom Hanks’ son Chet is filmed speaking patois at the Golden Globes – and the internet is baffled - CNN
Ever Restless, Charlotte’s Bo White Finds His Groove With Patois Counselors’ Post-Punk - Post and Courier
Jamaican patois Bible met with delight, dismay - The Spokesman-Review
Fader Magazine Explains How Jamaican Patois Went Mainstream in Music - Jamaicans.com
Interview: Professor Hubert Devonish, Advocate for Jamaican Patois as a Language - Jamaicans.com
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – walla walla - Jamaicans.com
Jamaican patois gained ground against English in the Caribbean thanks to this woman who challenged the system - Face2Face Africa
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – wata - Jamaicans.com
Patois to Close - The New York Times
Pidgin, patois, slang, dialect, creole — English has more forms than you might expect - The World from PRX
Why Was Tom Hanks' Son Chet Speaking Patois at the Golden Globe Awards? - Okayplayer
Musicians, attorney spar over Cajun patois - The Daily Advertiser | Lafayette, Louisiana
Chet Hanks Has Dropped A New Song After Golden Globes Patois Fiasco - bet.com
After long disdain, Jamaica gets 1st patois Bible - The Wenatchee World
Children perform Patois poem - BBC
Jamaica erects statue to patois popular Miss Lou - caribbeanlife.com
How Jamaican Patois (Patwa) Got Me A College Language Exemption - Jamaicans.com
Tom Hanks' son brushes off cultural appropriation claims after speaking Jamaican patois at the Golden Globes - Fox News
The power and the patois - The Church Times
Tom Hanks’ Son, Chet, Was Speaking Jamaican Patois for Some Reason at the Golden Globes - Men's Health
How Drake’s Toronto Patois Inspired This Weekend’s Best Meme - thefader.com
Introducing Toya, the World’s First Doll to Speak Jamaican Patois - Yahoo
UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights to Be Translated into Jamaican Patois - Jamaicans.com
Jamaican Patois On the internet since 1995 at Jamaicans.com - South Florida Caribbean News
'He hasn't changed': New Rob Ford video spurs fresh calls for resignation | CBC News - CBC
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'patois'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
French    Spanish
Misspellings - Typos
patios,   ppatois,   payois,   atois,   patpis,   paotis,   patos,   patoid,   parois,   patoiss,   patous,   pstois,   patosi,   ptois,   patiis,   patoois,   patoia,   [atois,   patoi,   patoos,   oatois,   paois,   paatois,   aptois,   pattois,   ptaois,   patoiis,   patis
Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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