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The vernacular.
Urban dictionary would be dead without colloquialisms
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An overgarment, usually made of silk, that can be worn for comfort or invisibility.
Harry Potter used a colloquialism so Darth Vader couldn't see him.
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Informal or conversational language, usually culturally specific. Not formal or literary.
The majority of the entries in the urban dictionary are colloquiallisms.
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a special use of a common word in a certain geographical region or a word/phrase particular to a region.
In western PA, people may use the colloquialism "red up your room" to tell a child to clean his or her bedroom.
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slang, a word or term that only a few people use, or that's not in common language.
I call it verbal jizm. you call it a colloquialism.
Much of urban language is composed of colloquialisms
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An informal expression that is more often used in casual conversation than in formal speech or writing.A slang term used in the current culture. Since the culture evolves so will the slangterms/colloquialisms revelant to that era.
"Friends of the chancellor revealed that he had described Labour MPs as disappointing numpties, a colloquialism meaning idiots."
(Neil Rafferty, "Queen Opens a Pricey Piece of Scots History." The Sunday Times, Oct. 10, 2004)
"I think country gets dumped on across the board by the Grammys." (Toby Keith)
She was recently dumped by her fiance.
"There are traces of cliche ('a tough nut to crack'), attempts at fey colloquialism ('Sometimes I like to sample the zeitgeist') and laboured bits of banter."
(Alastair Sooke, "Self's Punishment." The Times, Dec. 17, 2004)
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A gay word used by homosexuals to describe a gay chatting program.
Stop using the word colloquy. You sound gay real.
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