colloquialism

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈləʊkwiəlɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə lō′kwē ə liz′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
col•lo•qui•al•ism  (kə lō′kwē ə liz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a colloquial expression.
  2. colloquial style or usage.
  • colloquial + -ism 1800–10
col•lo′qui•al•ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
colloquialism / kəˈləʊkwɪəˌlɪzəm/
  1. a word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations
  2. the use of colloquial words and phrases
'colloquialism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ism - colloq.

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