colloquial
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"Surviving Nigerian heat with no light," she wrote, using the colloquial term for electricity.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
“Hyperscalers are situationships, not spouses,” Rezaei wrote in a Tuesday note, referencing a colloquial term for romantic entanglements lacking clear boundaries and formal commitment.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
Though the authenticity of Perpetua’s diary has occasionally been questioned, its vividness, earthy colloquial Latin and wealth of circumstantial detail strongly suggest that these are her words.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
"Most Australians would know if you said 'speaks bogan' or 'bogan Australian' that the language would be highly informal with many slang and colloquial words and phrases, including uniquely Australian ones."
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
“Sure,” he said, and his English was colloquial and mouthfilling, “the Mexican Canal is overdue. What the hell? It will get finished just the same, old boy.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Vocabulary lists containing colloquial
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