Dictionary

casualism en · NOUN

Etymology

From casual + -ism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The doctrine that all things exist, or are based on, randomness.
2. (countable) A casual (informal) word or phrase.
   • Avoid casualisms when writing business letters.
   • Try and is, in AmE, a casualism for try to […] In BrE, however, try and is a standard idiom. 2000, The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style, page 335:
3. (countable, uncountable) An art movement characterized by an unpolished esthetic, incorporating such elements as rough or torn edges, exposed staples, etc.

Forms

Relateds

casualist

Synonyms

colloquialism