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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| colloquial | x/xx | Noun, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun |
| slang | / | Noun |
| idiom | /xx | Noun |
| euphemism | /xxx | Noun |
| neologism | x/xxx | Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| lingo | /x | Noun |
| pejorative | x/xx | Adjective |
| phrase | / | Noun |
| parlance | /x | Noun |
| terminology | xx/xx | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| argot | /x | Noun |
| phraseology | xx/xx | Noun |
| lexicon | /xx | Noun |
| connotation | xx/x | Noun |
| regionalism | /xxxx | Noun |
| endearment | x/x | Noun |
| etymology | xx/xx | Noun |
| epithet | /xx | Noun |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| slur | / | Noun |
| catchphrase | // | Noun |
| locution | x/x | Noun |
| term | / | Noun |
| aphorism | /xxx | Noun |
| abbreviation | xxx/x | Noun |
| patois | x/ | Noun |
| nomenclature | /xxx | Noun |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| adjective | /xx | Noun |
| meaning | /x | Noun, Verb |
| misnomer | x/x | Noun |
| misspelling | x/x | Noun |
| wordplay | /x | Noun |
| hillbilly | /xx | Noun |
| sobriquet | /xx | Noun |
| redneck | /x | Noun |
| portmanteau | /x/ | Noun |
| cockney | /x | Noun |
| denotation | /x/x | Noun |
| ungrammatical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| hick | / | Noun |
| appellation | xx/x | Noun |
| allusion | x/x | Noun |
| pedantry | /xx | Noun |
| jargon | /x | Noun |
| tautology | //xx | Noun |
| anachronism | x/xxx | Noun |
| shorthand | /x | Noun |
| synonym | /xx | Noun |
| language | /x | Noun |
| pedantic | x/x | Adjective |
| byword | /x | Noun |
| colloquy | /xx | Noun |
| word | / | Noun |
| figure of speech | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| vocabulary | x/xxx | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| speech | / | Noun |
| verbiage | /xx | Noun |
| borrowing | /xx | Noun |
| coining | /x | Noun |
| turn of phrase | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| utterance | /xx | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| provincialism | x/xxx | Noun |
| quoting | /x | Verb |
| formulation | xx/x | Noun |
| parol | xx | Noun |
| comment | /x | Noun |
| quotation | x/x | Noun |
| usage | /x | Noun |
| lexis | /x | Name |
| contradiction in terms | xx/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| conversation | xx/x | Noun |
| honorific | xx/x | Adjective |
| phrase book | // | Phrase, Noun |
| tongue | / | Noun |
| term of address | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| collective | x/x | Adjective |
| speaking terms | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| adverbial | x/xx | Noun |
| discourse | /x | Noun |
| interjection | xx/x | Noun |
| racy | /x | Adjective |
| presses | /x | Noun |
| vulgar | /x | Adjective |
| expressive | x/x | Adjective |
| australian | x/x | Adjective |
| use | / | Noun, Verb |
| referring | x/x | Verb |
| occasional | x/xx | Adjective |
| american | x/xx | Adjective |
| familiar | x/x | Adjective |
| easy | /x | Adjective |
| passing | /x | Verb |
| english | /x | Adjective |
| modern | /x | Adjective |
| mere | / | Adjective |
| common | /x | Adjective |
| popular | /xx | Adjective |
| british | /x | Adjective |
| contemporary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| kind | / | Noun |
| southern | /x | Adjective |
| german | /x | Adjective |
| old | / | Adjective |
| ballad | /x | Noun, Verb |
| caricature | /xxx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| expletive | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| folkways | /x | Noun |
| nickname | /x | Noun, Verb |
| penchant | /x | Noun |
| pronunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
