Definition of colloquialism. Meaning of colloquialism. Synonyms of colloquialism

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Definition of colloquialism

Colloquialism
Colloquialism Col*lo"qui*al*ism, n. A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.

Meaning of colloquialism from wikipedia

- Colloquialism (also called colloquial language, everyday language, or general parlance) is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication...
- Southern belle (from French belleĀ 'beautiful') is a colloquialism for a debutante in the planter class of the Antebellum South. The image of a Southern...
- Dyslexia, previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability ('learning difficulty' in the UK) that affects either reading or writing. Different...
- Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "****ociation"...
- In Catholic theology, Limbo (Latin: limbus, 'edge' or 'boundary', referring to the edge of ****) is the afterlife condition of those who die in original...
- "Cold enough to freeze the balls off (or on) a br**** monkey" is a colloquial expression used by some English speakers to describe extremely cold weather...
- Gaslighting is a colloquialism, loosely defined as mani****ting someone into questioning their own perception of reality. The expression, which derives...
- Slay is a slang colloquialism that possibly originated during the 1600s, but gained its current LGBT connotation in the 1970s from ball culture. Originally...
- "It ain't over till (or until) the fat lady sings" is a colloquialism which is often used as a proverb. It means that one should not presume to know the...
- Irrumatio (also known as irrumation or by the colloquialism face-****ing) is a form of oral **** in which someone thrusts their **** into another person's...