colloquialism
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1. a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)
domain member usage | : | firewall, |
definition | : | (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | fix, |
definition | : | something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | heavy lifting, |
definition | : | difficult work (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | biz, game, |
definition | : | your occupation or line of work (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | no-brainer, |
definition | : | anything that requires little thought (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | crapshoot, |
definition | : | a risky and uncertain venture (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | snogging, |
definition | : | (British informal) cuddle and kiss (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | wash, |
definition | : | any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | aggro, |
definition | : | (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | fun, |
definition | : | violent and excited activity (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | hell, sin, |
definition | : | violent and excited activity (noun.act) |
domain member usage | : | bunny, bunny rabbit, |
definition | : | (usually informal) especially a young rabbit (noun.animal) |
domain member usage | : | bib-and-tucker, |
definition | : | an attractive outfit (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | delf, |
definition | : | an excavation; usually a quarry or mine (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | funny wagon, |
definition | : | an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | lemon, stinker, |
definition | : | an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | long johns, |
definition | : | warm underwear with long legs (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | main drag, |
definition | : | the main street of a town or city (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | put-put, |
definition | : | a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat) (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | rathole, |
definition | : | a small dirty uncomfortable room (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | rattrap, |
definition | : | filthy run-down dilapidated housing (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | redbrick university, |
definition | : | (British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | ritz, |
definition | : | an ostentatiously elegant hotel (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | security blanket, |
definition | : | anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | shooting gallery, |
definition | : | a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | sunday best, sunday clothes, |
definition | : | the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | war paint, |
definition | : | full ceremonial regalia (noun.artifact) |
domain member usage | : | smoke, |
definition | : | something with no concrete substance (noun.attribute) |
domain member usage | : | class, |
definition | : | elegance in dress or behavior (noun.attribute) |
domain member usage | : | setup, |
definition | : | the way something is organized or arranged (noun.attribute) |
domain member usage | : | way, |
definition | : | the property of distance in general (noun.attribute) |
domain member usage | : | number, |
definition | : | a clothing measurement (noun.attribute) |
domain member usage | : | enormity, |
definition | : | vastness of size or extent (noun.attribute) |
domain member usage | : | drag, |
definition | : | something tedious and boring (noun.attribute) |
domain member usage | : | hot stuff, voluptuousness, |
definition | : | the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting) (noun.attribute) |
domain member usage | : | eye, oculus, optic, |
definition | : | the organ of sight (noun.body) |
domain member usage | : | peeper, |
definition | : | an informal term referring to the eye (noun.body) |
domain member usage | : | proboscis, |
definition | : | the human nose (especially when it is large) (noun.body) |
domain member usage | : | can of worms, |
definition | : | a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity (noun.cognition) |
domain member usage | : | hang-up, |
definition | : | an emotional preoccupation (noun.cognition) |
domain member usage | : | think, |
definition | : | an instance of deliberate thinking (noun.cognition) |
domain member usage | : | crosshairs, |
definition | : | a center of interest (noun.cognition) |
domain member usage | : | turn-on, |
definition | : | something causing excitement or stimulating interest (noun.cognition) |
domain member usage | : | plague, |
definition | : | an annoyance (noun.cognition) |
domain member usage | : | bare bones, |
definition | : | (plural) the most basic facts or elements (noun.cognition) |
domain member usage | : | pertainym, |
definition | : | meaning relating to or pertaining to (noun.communication) |
domain member usage | : | teaser, |
definition | : | an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show (noun.communication) |
domain member usage | : | pickup, |
definition | : | a warrant to take someone into custody (noun.communication) |
domain member usage | : | double dutch, |
definition | : | an incomprehensible talk (noun.communication) |
domain member usage | : | rap, |
definition | : | voluble conversation (noun.communication) |
domain member usage | : | bull session, |
definition | : | an informal discussion (usually among men) (noun.communication) |
domain member usage | : | huddle, powwow, |
definition | : | (informal) a quick private conference (noun.communication) |
domain member usage | : | pep talk, |
definition | : | a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff (noun.communication) |
domain member usage | : | homestretch, |
definition | : | the end of an enterprise (noun.event) |
domain member usage | : | barnburner, |
definition | : | an impressively successful event (noun.event) |
domain member usage | : | creeps, |
definition | : | a feeling of fear and revulsion (noun.feeling) |
domain member usage | : | blahs, |
definition | : | a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction (noun.feeling) |
domain member usage | : | banger, |
definition | : | (British informal) pork sausage (noun.food) |
domain member usage | : | firewater, |
definition | : | any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum) (noun.food) |
domain member usage | : | swad, |
definition | : | a bunch (noun.group) |
domain member usage | : | maffia, mafia, |
definition | : | any tightly knit group of trusted associates (noun.group) |
domain member usage | : | turf, |
definition | : | range of jurisdiction or influence (noun.location) |
domain member usage | : | drink, |
definition | : | any large deep body of water (noun.object) |
domain member usage | : | number one, |
definition | : | a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig, |
definition | : | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | canary, |
definition | : | a female singer (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | cannon fodder, fodder, fresh fish, |
definition | : | soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, |
definition | : | someone who is a detective (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | dodo, fogey, fogy, fossil, |
definition | : | someone whose style is out of fashion (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | don't-know, |
definition | : | a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | fence, |
definition | : | a dealer in stolen property (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | dud, flop, washout, |
definition | : | someone who is unsuccessful (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | fuddy-duddy, |
definition | : | a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | gal, |
definition | : | alliterative term for girl (or woman) (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | geezer, |
definition | : | a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | head, |
definition | : | a user of (usually soft) drugs (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | headhunter, |
definition | : | a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations) (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | hustler, operator, wheeler dealer, |
definition | : | a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | know-all, know-it-all, |
definition | : | someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | lazybones, |
definition | : | a lazy person (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | man, |
definition | : | a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | middlebrow, |
definition | : | someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | mouth, mouthpiece, |
definition | : | a spokesperson (as a lawyer) (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | paperhanger, |
definition | : | someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | rainmaker, |
definition | : | executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | clone, dead ringer, ringer, |
definition | : | a person who is almost identical to another (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | shoofly, |
definition | : | an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | greyback, johnny, johnny reb, reb, rebel, |
definition | : | `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | square, square toes, |
definition | : | a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | stuffed shirt, |
definition | : | a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | thrush, |
definition | : | a woman who sings popular songs (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | townee, |
definition | : | townsman unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dweller (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | card, wag, wit, |
definition | : | a witty amusing person who makes jokes (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | woman, |
definition | : | a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man (noun.person) |
domain member usage | : | cleanup, killing, |
definition | : | a very large profit (noun.possession) |
domain member usage | : | giveaway, |
definition | : | a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group (noun.possession) |
domain member usage | : | meal ticket, |
definition | : | a source of income or livelihood (noun.possession) |
domain member usage | : | swag, |
definition | : | valuable goods (noun.possession) |
domain member usage | : | ice, sparkler, |
definition | : | diamonds (noun.possession) |
domain member usage | : | load, |
definition | : | an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate (noun.quantity) |
domain member usage | : | soup, |
definition | : | an unfortunate situation (noun.state) |
domain member usage | : | size, size of it, |
definition | : | the actual state of affairs (noun.state) |
domain member usage | : | state, |
definition | : | a state of depression or agitation (noun.state) |
domain member usage | : | frazzle, |
definition | : | a state of extreme exhaustion (noun.state) |
domain member usage | : | charley horse, charley-horse, |
definition | : | a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise (noun.state) |
domain member usage | : | dumps, mopes, |
definition | : | an informal expression for a mildly depressed state (noun.state) |
domain member usage | : | crack, shot, |
definition | : | a chance to do something (noun.state) |
domain member usage | : | street, |
definition | : | a situation offering opportunities (noun.state) |
domain member usage | : | throw, |
definition | : | a single chance or instance (noun.state) |
domain member usage | : | fug, |
definition | : | (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere (noun.state) |
domain member usage | : | soup, |
definition | : | any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup (noun.substance) |
domain member usage | : | sticks and stone, |
definition | : | a general term for building materials (noun.substance) |
domain member usage | : | week from monday, |
definition | : | a time period of a week or more (noun.time) |
domain member usage | : | month of sundays, |
definition | : | a time perceived as long (noun.time) |
domain member usage | : | blue moon, |
definition | : | a long time (noun.time) |
domain member usage | : | figure, |
definition | : | understand (verb.cognition) |
domain member usage | : | break, |
definition | : | happen or take place (verb.social) |
domain member usage | : | potted, |
definition | : | (British informal) summarized or abridged (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | dead-on, |
definition | : | accurate and to the point (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | hot, |
definition | : | marked by excited activity (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | fly, |
definition | : | (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | huffy, mad, sore, |
definition | : | roused to anger (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | livid, |
definition | : | furiously angry (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | dinky, |
definition | : | (British informal) pretty and neat (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | dishy, |
definition | : | (informal British) sexually attractive (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | primo, |
definition | : | the best of its kind (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | bone-idle, bone-lazy, |
definition | : | constitutionally lazy or idle (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | chancy, flukey, fluky, iffy, |
definition | : | subject to accident or chance or change (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | buddy-buddy, chummy, thick, |
definition | : | (used informally) associated on close terms (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | togged, |
definition | : | dressed especially in smart clothes (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | starkers, |
definition | : | (British informal) stark naked (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | comfortable, comfy, |
definition | : | providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | bad, tough, |
definition | : | feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | boss-eyed, |
definition | : | (British informal) cross-eyed (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | broken, busted, |
definition | : | out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | knocked-out, |
definition | : | damaged (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | licked, |
definition | : | having been got the better of (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | plummy, |
definition | : | very desirable (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | tall, |
definition | : | impressively difficult (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | cushy, easygoing, soft, |
definition | : | not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | flat-footed, |
definition | : | without reservation (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | hopped-up, stoned, |
definition | : | under the influence of narcotics (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | live, |
definition | : | abounding with life and energy (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | anxious, dying, |
definition | : | eagerly desirous (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | ritzy, |
definition | : | luxuriously elegant (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | het up, |
definition | : | worked up emotionally by anger or excitement (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | crazy, dotty, gaga, wild, |
definition | : | intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | no-frills, |
definition | : | characterized by the absence of inessential features (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | crazy, |
definition | : | possessed by inordinate excitement (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | cool, |
definition | : | fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | groovy, swagger, |
definition | : | (British informal) very chic (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | in, |
definition | : | currently fashionable (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | prehistoric, |
definition | : | no longer fashionable (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | classy, posh, swish, |
definition | : | elegant and fashionable (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | snazzy, |
definition | : | flashily stylish (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | gammy, |
definition | : | (British informal) sore or lame (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | niffy, |
definition | : | (British informal) malodorous (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | chummy, matey, pally, palsy-walsy, |
definition | : | (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | stuffed, |
definition | : | crammed with food (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, |
definition | : | very good (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | hopeless, |
definition | : | (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | no-good, rubber, |
definition | : | returned for lack of funds (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | shirty, snorty, |
definition | : | (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | straight, |
definition | : | not homosexual (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | dickey, dicky, |
definition | : | (British informal) faulty (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | big, |
definition | : | significant (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial, |
definition | : | (informal) small and of little importance (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | potty, |
definition | : | (British informal) trivial (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | hep, hip, hip to, |
definition | : | informed about the latest trends (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | highbrow, highbrowed, |
definition | : | highly cultured or educated (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | man-sized, |
definition | : | very large; appropriate to the size of a man (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | whacking, |
definition | : | (British informal) enormous (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny, |
definition | : | (used informally) very small (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | dinky, |
definition | : | small and insignificant (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | hot, |
definition | : | recently stolen or smuggled (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | hexed, jinxed, |
definition | : | (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | blood-and-guts, |
definition | : | marked by great zeal or violence (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | bodacious, |
definition | : | incorrigible (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | all-fired, |
definition | : | extreme; used as an intensifier (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | decent, |
definition | : | decently clothed (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | together, |
definition | : | mentally and emotionally stable (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | some, |
definition | : | remarkable (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | square, |
definition | : | leaving no balance (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | stuck, |
definition | : | baffled (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | mind-bending, mind-blowing, |
definition | : | intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | dressy, |
definition | : | in fancy clothing (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | hot, |
definition | : | very popular or successful (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | jumped-up, |
definition | : | (British informal) upstart (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | white-shoe, |
definition | : | denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | fat, juicy, |
definition | : | lucrative (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | kosher, |
definition | : | proper or legitimate (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | cool, |
definition | : | (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | lunatic, moonstruck, |
definition | : | insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | hot, |
definition | : | performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | clubable, clubbable, |
definition | : | inclined to club together (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | bad, |
definition | : | nonstandard (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | shy, |
definition | : | short (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | boss, brag, |
definition | : | exceptionally good (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | ropey, ropy, |
definition | : | (British informal) very poor in quality (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | gobsmacked, |
definition | : | utterly astounded (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | jiggered, |
definition | : | (British informal expletive) surprised (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | buttoned-up, |
definition | : | (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | whacked, |
definition | : | (British informal) exhausted or worn out (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | fuggy, |
definition | : | (British informal) poorly ventilated (adj.all) |
domain member usage | : | boiling, |
definition | : | extremely (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | plum, plumb, |
definition | : | exactly (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | anyplace, anywhere, |
definition | : | at or in or to any place (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | good and, |
definition | : | completely or thoroughly (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | anon, |
definition | : | (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | by all means, |
definition | : | definitely or certainly (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | good, soundly, thoroughly, |
definition | : | completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | flop, right, |
definition | : | exactly (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | dingdong, |
definition | : | heartily or earnestly (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | right smart, way, |
definition | : | to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States) (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | irregardless, |
definition | : | regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | easily, easy, |
definition | : | with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily') (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | easy, soft, |
definition | : | in a relaxed manner; or without hardship (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | easy, slow, slowly, tardily, |
definition | : | without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | in a pig's eye, |
definition | : | very unlikely (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | hopelessly, |
definition | : | in a hopeless manner (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | rough, roughly, |
definition | : | with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | heaps, |
definition | : | very much (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | plop, plunk, |
definition | : | with a short hollow thud (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | plump, |
definition | : | straight down especially heavily or abruptly (adv.all) |
domain member usage | : | sweet, sweetly, |
definition | : | in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly') (adv.all) |
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