Patois, pronounced pat-waa or sometimes pat-waa-z, is generally held to mean any language that is non-standard. The best bet seems to be that it originated from the Old French Patoier, meaning “to handle clumsily”.
In English, a patois could be a regional dialect or a form of Pidgin English, such as the English spoken in parts [...]

Continuing the theme of words that may or may not sound a little bit rude. If there are any of you out there who don’t want to read about golf clubs, look away now.
Strangely, I have been able to find nothing about the roots of this strange word. If anyone knows more, please post and [...]