Acrolect (noun)
ak-ro-lekt
(linguistics)
The most prestigious dialect or variety of a particular language.
1960s from Greek akron ‘summit’ + -lect as in dialect.
Example sentences
“The acrolect probably gets the most representation in the media.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
