On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Colloquialism. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as formulation or expression and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Colloquialism meaning
- A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
- A colloquial manner of speaking.
Synonyms of Colloquialism
Using Colloquialism
- The main meaning on this page is: A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression. | A colloquial manner of speaking.
- Useful related words include: formulation, expression.
Context around Colloquialism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Colloquialism
- In this selection, "colloquialism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, internet, vermont, less, referring, indicating and meaning stand out and add context to how "colloquialism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a vermont colloquialism and an internet colloquialism a himbo. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "colloquialism" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with colloquialism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The use of the word camp is a Vermont colloquialism. (10 words)
No. I checked and the colloquialism was spelt as I used it. (12 words)
The Adam of the movies is, to borrow an internet colloquialism, a himbo. (13 words)
Many Malaysians adopt different accents and usages depending on the situation; for example, an office worker may speak with less colloquialism and with a more British accent on the job than with friends or while out shopping. (37 words)
Is Trump, like Clinton, attempting to “wag the dog,” a colloquialism that “to distract attention away from a political scandal (in this case impeachment in the Senate, and probable removal from office), often through military action”? (36 words)
The mainland within the city limits roughly forms a "seven-by-seven-mile square", a common local colloquialism referring to the city's shape, though its total area, including water, is nearly convert. (33 words)
Is Trump, like Clinton, attempting to “wag the dog,” a colloquialism that “to distract attention away from a political scandal (in this case impeachment in the Senate, and probable removal from office), often through military action”? (36 words)
Example sentences (9)
The Adam of the movies is, to borrow an internet colloquialism, a himbo.
Is Trump, like Clinton, attempting to “wag the dog,” a colloquialism that “to distract attention away from a political scandal (in this case impeachment in the Senate, and probable removal from office), often through military action”?
The use of the word camp is a Vermont colloquialism.
No. I checked and the colloquialism was spelt as I used it.
Many Malaysians adopt different accents and usages depending on the situation; for example, an office worker may speak with less colloquialism and with a more British accent on the job than with friends or while out shopping.
Montezuma's Revenge is a colloquialism for traveler's diarrhea in visitors to Mexico.
The mainland within the city limits roughly forms a "seven-by-seven-mile square", a common local colloquialism referring to the city's shape, though its total area, including water, is nearly convert.
This is often used just as a colloquialism indicating that the parties to a conversation agree, or should agree, not to quibble over deeply different conceptions of what is real.
When the term was first used in English in about 1836, it was a colloquialism meaning "old-fashioned".