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Eccentric Dialects and Local Tongues is a medium crossword puzzle with 15 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Eccentric Dialects and Local Tongues
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- 1. An English dialect term meaning wetlands or marshy areas
- 2. Slang used in some Spanish dialects meaning 'sleeves' and also troublemakers
- 3. A playful or nonsensical language style sometimes used with babies
- 5. Dialectal term in some English regions meaning lacking confidence or weak
- 9. South African slang for a street-wise youth or gangster
- 10. A quirky Filipino dialect term meaning 'clam' often used metaphorically
- 13. A Scots dialect gender-neutral pronoun sometimes used in quirky speech
- 15. Dialect of New Orleans known for the phrase 'Where y'at?'
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- 4. An exaggerated term implying something remarkable or outstanding
- 6. Arabic-influenced dialect term for a marketplace or bazaar
- 7. A Jamaican creole term meaning 'girl' or 'young woman'
- 8. A blend of linguistic styles found in Indo-Caribbean music dialects
- 11. Short for conversational and informal language style or dialect
- 12. A regional dialect often considered nonstandard or slang
- 14. Louisiana Creole dialect name also identifying a music genre
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