Colloquialism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Colloquialism \Col*lo"qui*al*ism\, n.
     A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or
     writing.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  colloquialism
       n : a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written
           communication that seeks to imitate informal speech