Definition of Colloquialism

1. Noun. A colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.

Examples of language type: Firewall, Fix, Heavy Lifting, Biz, Game, No-brainer, Crapshoot, Snogging, Wash, Aggro, Fun, Hell, Sin, Dickey-bird, Dickeybird, Dicky-bird, Dickybird, Bunny, Bunny Rabbit, Bib-and-tucker, Delf, Funny Wagon, Boom Box, Ghetto Blaster, Lemon, Stinker, Long Johns, Main Drag, Put-put, Rathole, Rattrap, Redbrick University, Ritz, Security Blanket, Shooting Gallery, Sunday Best, Sunday Clothes, War Paint, Smoke, Class, Setup, Backbone, Grit, Gumption, Guts, Moxie, Sand, Way, Number, Enormity, Drag, Hot Stuff, Voluptuousness, Eye, Oculus, Optic, Peeper, Proboscis, Countenance, Kisser, Mug, Phiz, Physiognomy, Smiler, Visage, Can Of Worms, Hang-up, Think, Crosshairs, Turn-on, Negative Stimulation, Turnoff, Plague, Bare Bones, Pertainym, Teaser, Pickup, Double Dutch, Put-down, Squelch, Squelcher, Takedown, Rap, Bull Session, Huddle, Powwow, Pep Talk, Homestretch, Barnburner, Blessed Event, Happy Event, Creeps, Blahs, Banger, Firewater, Swad, Maffia, Mafia, Turf, Borscht Belt, Borscht Circuit, Borsht Belt, Borsht Circuit, Drink, Number One, Big Cheese, Big Deal, Big Enchilada, Big Fish, Big Gun, Big Shot, Big Wheel, Head Honcho, Bull, Cop, Copper, Fuzz, Pig, Canary, Cannon Fodder, Fodder, Fresh Fish, Crazy, Looney, Loony, Nutcase, Weirdo, Dick, Gumshoe, Hawkshaw, Dimwit, Doofus, Half-wit, Nitwit, Dodo, Fogey, Fogy, Fossil, Don't-know, Fence, Dud, Flop, Washout, Fuddy-duddy, Gal, Geezer, Head, Headhunter, Hustler, Operator, Wheeler Dealer, Know-all, Know-it-all, Lazybones, Man, Middlebrow, Mouth, Mouthpiece, Paperhanger, Rainmaker, Clone, Dead Ringer, Ringer, Shoofly, Gloomy Gus, Picklepuss, Pouter, Sourpuss, Greyback, Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb, Rebel, Killjoy, Party Pooper, Spoilsport, Wet Blanket, Square, Square Toes, Stuffed Shirt, Thrush, Townee, Card, Wag, Wit, Woman, Cleanup, Killing, Giveaway, Meal Ticket, Swag, Ice, Sparkler, Load, Soup, Size, Size Of It, State, Frazzle, Horniness, Hot Pants, Hotness, Charley Horse, Charley-horse, Dumps, Mopes, Crack, Shot, Street, Throw, Fug, Soup, Sticks And Stone, Week From Monday, Month Of Sundays, Blue Moon, Figure, Foot, Hoof, Hoof It, Leg It, Keep One's Eyes Open, Keep One's Eyes Peeled, Keep One's Eyes Skinned, Give It A Try, Give It A Whirl, Break, Potted, Come-at-able, Get-at-able, Getatable, Un-come-at-able, Un-get-at-able, Ungetatable, Dead-on, Hot, Fly, Hot Under The Collar, Huffy, Mad, Sore, Livid, Dinky, Dishy, Primo, Chicken, Chickenhearted, Lily-livered, White-livered, Yellow, Yellow-bellied, Bone-idle, Bone-lazy, Chancy, Flukey, Fluky, Iffy, Punch-drunk, Silly, Slaphappy, Anserine, Dopey, Dopy, Foolish, Gooselike, Goosey, Goosy, Jerky, Buddy-buddy, Chummy, Thick, Togged, Bare-ass, Bare-assed, In The Altogether, In The Buff, In The Raw, Naked As A Jaybird, Peeled, Raw, Stark Naked, Starkers, Comfortable, Comfy, Bad, Tough, Flustered, Hot And Bothered, Perturbed, Rattled, Boss-eyed, Broken, Busted, Knocked-out, Licked, Plummy, Done For, Gone, Kaput, Tall, Cushy, Easygoing, Soft, Flat-footed, Hopped-up, Stoned, Live, Anxious, Dying, Ritzy, Het Up, Crazy, Dotty, Gaga, Wild, No-frills, Crazy, Big-ticket, High-ticket, Cool, Groovy, Swagger, In, Prehistoric, Classy, Posh, Swish, Snazzy, Gammy, Niffy, Chummy, Matey, Pally, Palsy-walsy, Stuffed, Bang-up, Bully, Corking, Cracking, Dandy, Great, Groovy, Keen, Neat, Nifty, Not Bad, Peachy, Slap-up, Smashing, Swell, Hopeless, Crappy, Icky, Lousy, Rotten, Shitty, Stinking, Stinky, No-good, Rubber, Shirty, Snorty, Straight, Killing, Sidesplitting, Dickey, Dicky, Big, Fiddling, Footling, Lilliputian, Little, Niggling, Petty, Picayune, Piddling, Piffling, Trivial, Potty, Hep, Hip, Hip To, Highbrow, Highbrowed, Banging, Humongous, Thumping, Walloping, Whopping, Man-sized, Whacking, Bittie, Bitty, Itsy-bitsy, Itty-bitty, Teensy, Teensy-weensy, Teentsy, Teeny, Teeny-weeny, Wee, Weensy, Weeny, Dinky, Hot, Canned, Transcribed, Blue-eyed, Fair-haired, White-haired, Hexed, Jinxed, Blood-and-guts, Bodacious, All-fired, Decent, Together, Awful, Frightful, Terrible, Tremendous, Some, Square, Stuck, Mind-bending, Mind-blowing, Dressy, Hot, Crazy, Half-baked, Screwball, Softheaded, High-flown, High-sounding, Inflated, Jumped-up, White-shoe, Fat, Juicy, Kosher, Cool, Fishy, Funny, Shady, Suspect, Suspicious, Lunatic, Moonstruck, Screw-loose, Screwy, All Right, Fine, Hunky-dory, O.k., Ok, Okay, Umpteenth, Umptieth, Umteenth, Hot, Clubable, Clubbable, Bad, Shy, A-one, Ace, Crack, First-rate, Super, Tiptop, Top-notch, Topnotch, Tops, Boss, Brag, Bum, Cheap, Cheesy, Chintzy, Crummy, Punk, Sleazy, Tinny, Ropey, Ropy, Gobsmacked, Goggle-eyed, Openmouthed, Popeyed, Jiggered, Buttoned-up, Pumped, Pumped Up, Pumped-up, Wired, Economical, Frugal, Scotch, Sparing, Stinting, All In, Beat, Bushed, Dead, Whacked, Fuggy, Knock-down-and-drag-out, Knockdown-dragout, Cockamamie, Cockamamy, Goofy, Sappy, Silly, Wacky, Whacky, Zany, Boiling, All, Altogether, Completely, Entirely, Totally, Whole, Wholly, Plum, Plumb, All Right, Alright, O.k., Okay, Anyplace, Anywhere, Someplace, Somewhere, All Over, Everyplace, Everywhere, Good And, Anon, Apparently, Evidently, Manifestly, Obviously, Patently, Plain, Plainly, Awful, Awfully, Frightfully, Terribly, By All Means, By No Means, Not By A Blame Sight, Not By A Long Sight, Good, Soundly, Thoroughly, Flop, Right, Forever, Forever And A Day, Dingdong, Right Smart, Way, At Any Rate, At Least, Leastways, Leastwise, Irregardless, Certainly, For Certain, For Sure, Sure, Sure As Shooting, Sure Enough, Surely, Easily, Easy, Easy, Soft, Easy, Slow, Slowly, Tardily, In A Pig's Eye, Like Crazy, Like Hell, Like Mad, Like Sin, Like The Devil, Like Thunder, Hopelessly, Bang, Bolt, Slap, Slapdash, Smack, Rough, Roughly, Heaps, Plop, Plunk, Plump, Sweet, Sweetly, Ebonics, Skip
Generic synonyms: Expression, Formulation

Definition of Colloquialism

1. n. A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.

Definition of Colloquialism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colloquialism

colloid carcinoma
colloid corpuscle
colloid cyst
colloid degeneration
colloid goiter
colloid milium
colloid pseudomilium
colloid system
colloid theory of narcosis
collop
collops
colloque
colloques
colloquia
colloquial
colloquialism (current term)
colloquialisms
colloquialities
colloquiality
colloquially
colloquials
colloquies
colloquist
colloquists
colloquium
colloquiums
colloquy
collotype
collotypes
collotype printing

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