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- noun linguistics An
invented form ofdialect ,language , orspeech used by children, typically twins, andintelligible only to its speakers.
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Examples
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Anyway, all signs point to them exhibiting the wonderful weirdness of twins doing the secret-language thing aka idioglossia.
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Loc: idioglossia R.: R. Kelly - "Pregnant" w/Tyrese/theDream/R.bin Thik
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Loc: idioglossia Re: The Who Dat Nation Parties Like No Other
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Loc: idioglossia Re: The Who Dat Nation Parties Like No Other
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Loc: idioglossia Re: Resin Dogs drummer joins Wolfmother SoulOnIce
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Loc: idioglossia Re: Resin Dogs drummer joins Wolfmother
whichbe commented on the word idioglossia
Secret speech or language, especially invented by children; psychological condition in which speech is so distorted as to be unintelligible.
May 16, 2008
mollusque commented on the word idioglossia
The ease of their conversation confused him. They spoke in the compressed, comic shorthand of people who'd known each other from childhood. Idioglossia, as shared as any. They picked at a deep-fat-fried onion, chatting without having to explain themselves.
--Richard Powers, 2007, The Echo Maker, p. 319
November 7, 2008
bilby commented on the word idioglossia
A fine example here.
April 15, 2009
reesetee commented on the word idioglossia
Fascinating.
April 17, 2009
oroboros commented on the word idioglossia
Indeed it is! Wittgenstein must be spinning in his grave!
June 28, 2010