runyonese

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Synonyms: runyonesque

Antonyms: runyonesque

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

1. The language of the narrator in the stories of {{w|Damon Runyon}}: a mixture of [[formal]] speech and colorful [[slang]], usually in the [[present tense]] and devoid of [[contraction]]s.

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