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Runyonese

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English

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Etymology

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From Runyon +‎ -ese.

Proper noun

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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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