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Colloquialism
kəˈləʊkwiəlɪz(ə)m
Colloquialism definitions
noun
colloquialism
colloquialisms
- a word or phrase that is not formal or literary and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation
"the colloquialisms of the streets"
wording diction phrasing phraseology style vocabulary terminology expressions turns of phrase parlance manner of writing/speaking way of talking form/mode of expression usages locutions idiolect choice of words rhetoric oratory- the use of colloquialisms
"speech allows for colloquialism and slang"