Runyonese

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Runyon +‎ -ese

Proper noun[edit]

Runyonese

  1. The language of the narrator in the stories of Damon Runyon: a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, usually in the present tense and devoid of contractions.

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