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  1. n. linguistics An invented form of dialect, language, or speech used by children, typically twins, and intelligible only to its speakers.

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  • oroboros Indeed it is! Wittgenstein must be spinning in his grave! Jun 28, 2010

  • reesetee Fascinating. Apr 16, 2009

  • bilby A fine example here. Apr 15, 2009

  • mollusque 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 Nov 7, 2008

  • whichbe Secret speech or language, especially invented by children; psychological condition in which speech is so distorted as to be unintelligible. May 15, 2008

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‘idioglossia’ has been looked up 2616 times, loved by 7 people, added to 34 lists, commented on 5 times, and has a Scrabble score of 13.