colloquial
IPA: kʌɫˈoʊkwiʌɫ
noun
- A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism
adjective
- (linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
- Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
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Examples of "colloquial" in Sentences
- The word is unprofessional and colloquial.
- Clanger is a colloquial term for 'mistake'.
- The other use is an American colloquialism.
- The title is a colloquialism of P Orridge's.
- The verb snaffle is a British colloquialism.
- Chomp is a colloquial term for the act of biting.
- The article claims that Whitewatergate is a colloquialism.
- The inference is that the colloquialism is Australian, which it is not.