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In military parlance, "bug out" means "to retreat." They spoke the parlance of those in the technology industry.
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But in modern English parlance, mantra has come to mean a person or group’s representative phrase, similar to a slogan or a watchword.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
In military parlance, this usually translates to one attack on a specific target that might involve multiple weapons.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
In negotiating parlance, that’s the most a buyer is willing to pay, and Paramount hasn’t shared its answer.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Now the trick will be to get older females to show up as well (in movie parlance.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
In military parlance, this usually translates to one attack on a specific target that might involve multiple weapons.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
In negotiating parlance, that’s the most a buyer is willing to pay, and Paramount hasn’t shared its answer.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Now the trick will be to get older females to show up as well (in movie parlance.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlance
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Much of the spring was spent installing systems — learning calls, adjustments, and terminology—but the tempo picked up noticeably by the final week.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Even members of the commission expressed their concerns that the report was too Westernized in its terminology and its approaches.—
Stijn Joye,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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India’s community radio environment has seen slow growth but has been important in preserving local dialects and minority music and folklore traditions while also advocating for women’s and children’s rights.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Much of this influence played a role in what would become the dialect of the South more generally as Scots Irish settlers and their descendants spread into the backcountry of the Upper and, a bit later, the Lowland South.—
Valerie Fridland,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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Maré is a model positive-impact project using tourism to preserve both the flora and fauna here—the Atlantic Forest is one of the most biodiverse biomes on the planet—and the disappearing vernacular of traditional Brazilian design.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fontana would write dialogue for the character in American vernacular, and Akinnuoye-Agbaje would translate it into Nigerian pidgin.—
Molly Lambert,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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Buildings—a contemporary, fluid interpretation of the Cretan idiom by Pieris.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Like the idiom, their coffee shop hopes to bring surprising offerings to the coffee scene.—
Jenna Thompson
April 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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The home was dubbed Snowman in honor of Bryan’s late brother, Chris, who earned the nickname from the golf slang for a score of eight on an individual hole.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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In the original Chicago slang that produced Chad, the female counterpart was typically a Trixie rather than a Stacy.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
8 Apr. 2026
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Across collectors, cultural institutions and design circles, perfume bottles are increasingly being recognized not as packaging, but as artifacts — objects that preserve history, identity and the visual language of their time.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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The milquetoast nature of the statement — with its measured language and nonexistent call to action — and the broader absence of real accountability have nagged at me for weeks.—
Uzma Rentia,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Parlance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlance. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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