colloquial

[US]/kəˈləʊkwiəl/
[UK]/kəˈloʊkwiəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. informal, conversational.

Example Sentences

hypercritical of colloquial speech

Rugger - colloquial name for the game.

hypercritical of colloquial speech. uncritical

They have little acquaintance with colloquial English.

It’s hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.

hypercritical of colloquial speech; the overcritical teacher can discourage originality.

ndale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!" (colloquial Mexican Spanish for Come on! Hurry up!

The word "Knickerbocker", a Dutch surname, is used as a colloquial term for New Yorkers descended from the original Dutch settlers.

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