patois

The missives have largely mimicked the president’s own social media patois, with hyperbole, petty insults and a heavy reliance on the “caps lock” key.

The patois changes from office to office and company to company, and the meanings behind certain terms shift from person to person.

English may be the main language but patois, spoken at accelerated speed, is ubiquitous and routinely used to show kinship and camaraderie.

“I went to prison so you won’t have to,” he declared, in a weird, highly caffeinated surfer patois.

For Green, one of the biggest challenges of a film like “One Love” was getting the patois language right and making it feel real without watering it down.