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colloquialism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/ (UK)
• /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tlokʷetorder. Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin colloquiumder. Middle English colloquies English colloquy Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colloquial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English colloquialism From colloquial + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
   • Before embarking on her trip, Kaefer expected to find a pan-Antarctic vocabulary, but quickly discovered there were distinct colloquialisms within each station. 2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian:
2. (countable, uncountable) A colloquial manner of speaking.
   • The differences between slang, colloquialism and jargon are not clear-cut. 1996, James Lambert, The Macquarie Book of Slang, Sydney: Macquarie Library, page v:

Forms

Relateds

vernacular · cant · slang · jargon · argot · colloquy

Translations (49)

bg разговорен израз (colloquial expression) · ka სალაპარაკო გამონათქვამი (colloquial expression) · es coloquialismo (colloquial expression) · cmn 白話 /白话 (colloquial expression) · nb hverdagsuttrykk (colloquial expression) · pl kolokwializm (colloquial expression) · ka კოლოკვიალიზმი (colloquial expression) · bg разговорна реч (colloquial style of speaking) · pl mowa potoczna (colloquial style of speaking) · pl język obiegowy (colloquial style of speaking) · pl język pospolity (colloquial style of speaking) · ar عَامِّيَّة (colloquial expression) · pl wyrażenie potoczne (colloquial expression) · el κοινολεξία (colloquial expression) · ja 口語表現 (colloquial expression) · de volkstümlicher Sprachgebrauch (colloquial style of speaking) · mi kīwaha (colloquial expression) · de Umgangssprachausdruck (colloquial expression) · tl kolokyal (colloquial style of speaking) · tl pansalitaan (colloquial expression) · pt coloquialismo (colloquial expression) · ru просторе́чие (colloquial expression) · sv slang (colloquial expression) · ko 속어 (colloquial expression) · pl język swobodny (colloquial style of speaking) · de Gemeinsprache (colloquial style of speaking) · cmn 口語 /口语 (colloquial expression) · nn kvardagsuttrykk (colloquial expression) · de Umgangssprache (colloquial style of speaking) · ka სასაუბრო სიტყვა (colloquial expression) · de Alltagssprache (colloquial style of speaking) · ar دَارِجَة (colloquial expression) · bg разговорен език (colloquial style of speaking) · pl język potoczny (colloquial style of speaking) · ja 口語 (colloquial expression) · ko 구어 (colloquial expression) · ru разгово́рное выраже́ние (colloquial expression) · lv sarunvalodas izteiciens (colloquial expression) · pl język powszechny (colloquial style of speaking) · cmn 俗語 /俗语 (colloquial expression) · pl potocyzm (colloquial expression) · fr expression familière (colloquial expression) · sv talspråk (colloquial expression) · ja 俗語 (colloquial expression) · ka სასაუბრო გამონათქვამი (colloquial expression) · lv vienkāršruna (colloquial expression) · fi puhekielen ilmaus (colloquial expression) · fi puhekielinen ilmaus (colloquial expression) · lv sarunvalodas vārds (colloquial expression)