Associations to the word «Colloquialism»

Wiktionary

COLLOQUIALISM, noun. A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional.

Dictionary definition

COLLOQUIALISM, noun. A colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan