Synonyms of colloquialism

colloquialism

noun

as in dialect

a word or phrase that is used mostly in informal speech; a colloquial expression

His English is very good, but he has trouble understanding certain colloquialisms.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dialect
• terminology
• colloquial
• idiom
• slang
• parlance
• language
• vocabulary
• vernacular
• regionalism
• pidgin
• argot
• jargon
• patois
• localism
• speech
• provincialism
• lingo
• jive
• vernacularism
• shoptalk
• slanguage
• patter
• journalese
• cant
• shop
• bureaucratese
• computerese
• technobabble
• educationese
• governmentese
• cyberspeak