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the manner of speech used by a particular group of people
In military parlance, "bug out" means "to retreat." They spoke the parlance of those in the technology industry.
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Recent Examples of parlance
In the parlance of sports fandom, Wembanyama is a freak.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2025
Called long-duration energy storage, or LDES in industry parlance, the concept is the key to maximizing the value of renewable energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
In Fed parlance, hawks are generally more concerned about inflation and favor higher rates while doves focus on supporting the labor market and want lower rates.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Milestone laps at 2,000, 5,000 and 9,000 rides were taken with friends he’s made at DCA or Radiator Springs Racers cast members — Disney parlance for employees.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2025
Called long-duration energy storage, or LDES in industry parlance, the concept is the key to maximizing the value of renewable energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
In Fed parlance, hawks are generally more concerned about inflation and favor higher rates while doves focus on supporting the labor market and want lower rates.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Milestone laps at 2,000, 5,000 and 9,000 rides were taken with friends he’s made at DCA or Radiator Springs Racers cast members — Disney parlance for employees.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlance
Noun
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Which means that their terminology won't disappear anytime soon.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Dec. 2025
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This Trumpian newspeak about Germany — to use George Orwell’s term for the distorted terminology of authoritarians — reveals an indifference to (or ignorance of) history that endangers not only Europe but the United States.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Though the Norn language has gone, the local dialect remains distinctive, as fans of the BBC detective show Shetland will know.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Language classes, which previously covered only a specific dialect of Spanish, have been replaced with robust translation and interpretation services that apply to multiple languages.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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While the bungalows tap into the regional design vernacular, the decor still feels modern and clean-lined.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Upside Down, a dark, gooey parallel universe of Hawkins, and its predatory demogorgons became part of their middle school vernacular.—
Lorraine Ali,
Boston Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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There’s this Douglas Adams joke that in no language is there the idiom as pretty as an airport.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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As a substitute, the board selected local architect William Pereira, who, never fully at ease with a modernist idiom, hewed to the middlebrow tastes and conservative politics of California’s philanthropic parvenus.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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The speed at which Gen Alpha has been churning out new, often nonsensical, slang has been fast and furious throughout 2025.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
31 Dec. 2025
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What other slang does Gen Alpha use?—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Dec. 2025
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Nationally, median early career wages range from $40,000 for a foreign language degree to $80,000 for a computer science degree, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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Administration officials have cut that time roughly in half, partly by eliminating Spanish-language courses.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Parlance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlance. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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