sociolect UK /ˈsəʊ.ʃɪ.ə(ʊ).lɛkt/US /ˈsoʊ.ʃi.əˌlɛkt/ noun1 •The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.[…] I believe that it is mistaken to maintain that the language of ideology is a discrete ‘sociolect’, a sort of meta-language which draws upon but remains distinct from the language of everyday life. — 1984 formssociolects