colloquial

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/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/ English

Definitions

noun

A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism

adjective

Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.“The colloquial and at times sarcastic tone of her books make her popular with teenagers.”
Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.

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Synonyms

coll.colloq.conversational informal popular familiar romanized vernacular everyday slangy idiomatic demotic casual common nonstandard dialectal spoken street

Associated

slang mandarin cantonese pronoun idiom pronunciation arabic vulgar samoan expressions

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