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baby talk, babytalk
the developing speech of a young child
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baby talk, babytalk, motherese
an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
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accent, dialect, idiom
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
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localism
a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
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regionalism
a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region
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telegraphese
language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams
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vernacular
the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
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argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
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slang, slang expression, slang term
informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
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street name
slang for something (especially for an illegal drug)
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eye dialect
the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker
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patois
a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
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rhyming slang
slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component
