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Runyonese
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English
Etymology
From en Runyon ese.
Proper noun
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.
Related terms
en Runyonesque
en eponyms