as in colloquial
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
slang words are usually considered nonliterary
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Adjective
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The region’s colloquial exclamation alamak, which is used to convey surprise and dismay, is also included in the list, though its exact origin is uncertain.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025 -
Gorsuch used his short opinion on the dry topic of debt collection to declare a more colloquial style.—
Jill Barton,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This therapist speaks in a very specific kind of vernacular.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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With Elordi’s star on the rise, that can only be a matter of time, even if the slangy vernacular of the wartime sections will require subtitles.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Bloomberg has gone so far as to report that Zaslav is in early, informal talks regarding potential successors.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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The expectation has always been that the president would behave in a certain way, abiding by a generations-long yet informal agreement about the role and discretion of the administrative state.—
Jay Cost,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Nonliterary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonliterary. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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