colloquialism
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- firewall
- fix
- heavy lifting
- biz
- no-brainer
- crapshoot
- snogging
- wash
- aggro
- fun
- hell
- dickeybird
- bunny rabbit
- bib-and-tucker
- delf
- funny wagon
- ghetto blaster
- stinker
- long johns
- main drag
- put-put
- rathole
- rattrap
- redbrick university
- Ritz
- security blanket
- shooting gallery
- Sunday best
- war paint
- smoke
- class
- setup
- guts
- way
- number
- enormity
- drag
- voluptuousness
- eye
- peeper
- proboscis
- visage
- can of worms
- hang-up
- think
- crosshairs
- turn-on
- turnoff
- plague
- bare bones
- pertainym
- teaser
- pickup
- double Dutch
- squelch
- African American Vernacular English
- rap
- bull session
- huddle
- pep talk
- homestretch
- barnburner
- blessed event
- creeps
- blahs
- banger
- firewater
- swad
- mafia
- turf
- borscht circuit
- drink
- number one
- big deal
- cop
- canary
- fodder
- crazy
- gumshoe
- dimwit
- dodo
- don't-know
- fence
- dud
- fuddy-duddy
- gal
- geezer
- head
- headhunter
- wheeler dealer
- know-it-all
- lazybones
- man
- middlebrow
- mouthpiece
- paperhanger
- rainmaker
- clone
- shoofly
- pouter
- greyback
- spoilsport
- square toes
- stuffed shirt
- thrush
- townee
- wag
- woman
- cleanup
- giveaway
- meal ticket
- swag
- sparkler
- load
- soup
- size of it
- state
- frazzle
- hot pants
- charley horse
- dumps
- shot
- street
- throw
- fug
- soup
- sticks and stone
- week from Monday
- month of Sundays
- blue moon
- figure
- hoof
- vamoose
- keep one's eyes peeled
- give it a try
- break
- potted
- get-at-able
- un-come-at-able
- dead-ona
- hot
- fly
- hot under the collarp
- mad
- livid
- dinky
- dishy
- primo
- chicken
- bone-idle
- fluky
- punch-drunk
- dopy
- buddy-buddy
- togged
- bare-assed
- starkers
- comfortable
- bad
- flustered
- boss-eyed
- busted
- knocked-outa
- licked
- plummy
- done forp
- talla
- cushy
- flat-footed
- stoned
- live
- anxiousp
- ritzy
- het upp
- dotty
- no-frillsa
- crazy
- big-ticketa
- cool
- swagger
- in
- prehistoric
- swish
- snazzy
- gammy
- niffy
- chummy
- stuffed
- smashing
- hopeless
- icky
- rubber
- shirty
- straight
- killing
- dickey
- big
- fiddling
- potty
- hip
- highbrow
- banging
- man-sized
- whacking
- wee
- dinky
- hot
- canned
- blue-eyeda
- hexed
- blood-and-guts
- bodacious
- all-fired
- decent
- together
- frightful
- some
- squarep
- stuck
- mind-blowing
- dressy
- hot
- screwball
- high-flown
- jumped-up
- white-shoe
- juicy
- kosher
- cool
- suspect
- lunatic
- screw-loose
- okay
- umpteenth
- hot
- clubbable
- bad
- shyp
- crack
- boss
- bum
- ropey
- gobsmacked
- popeyed
- jiggered
- buttoned-up
- pumped-upa
- frugal
- deadp
- whacked
- fuggy
- knockdown-dragout
- zany
- boiling
- whole
- plum
- O.K.
- anywhere
- somewhere
- everywhere
- good and
- anon
- plain
- awful
- by all means
- by no means
- good
- flop
- forever and a day
- dingdong
- way
- at least
- irregardless
- sure
- easy
- soft
- slow
- in a pig's eye
- like hell
- hopelessly
- bang
- rough
- heaps
- plunk
- plump
- sweet
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | firewall |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | fix |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | heavy lifting |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | biz |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | no-brainer |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | crapshoot |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | snogging |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | wash |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | aggro |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | fun |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hell |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dickeybird |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bunny rabbit |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bib-and-tucker |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | delf |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | funny wagon |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | ghetto blaster |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | stinker |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | long johns |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | main drag |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | put-put |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | rathole |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | rattrap |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | redbrick university |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | Ritz |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | security blanket |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | shooting gallery |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | Sunday best |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | war paint |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | smoke |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | class |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | setup |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | guts |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | way |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | number |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | enormity |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | drag |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | voluptuousness |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | eye |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | peeper |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | proboscis |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | visage |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | can of worms |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hang-up |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | think |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | crosshairs |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | turn-on |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | turnoff |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | plague |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bare bones |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | pertainym |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | teaser |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | pickup |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | double Dutch |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | squelch |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | African American Vernacular English |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | rap |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bull session |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | huddle |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | pep talk |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | homestretch |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | barnburner |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | blessed event |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | creeps |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | blahs |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | banger |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | firewater |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | swad |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | mafia |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | turf |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | borscht circuit |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | drink |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | number one |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | big deal |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | cop |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | canary |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | fodder |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | crazy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | gumshoe |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dimwit |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dodo |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | don't-know |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | fence |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dud |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | fuddy-duddy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | gal |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | geezer |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | head |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | headhunter |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | wheeler dealer |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | know-it-all |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | lazybones |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | man |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | middlebrow |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | mouthpiece |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | paperhanger |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | rainmaker |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | clone |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | shoofly |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | pouter |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | greyback |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | spoilsport |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | square toes |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | stuffed shirt |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | thrush |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | townee |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | wag |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | woman |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | cleanup |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | giveaway |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | meal ticket |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | swag |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | sparkler |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | load |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | soup |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | size of it |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | state |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | frazzle |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hot pants |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | charley horse |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dumps |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | shot |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | street |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | throw |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | fug |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | soup |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | sticks and stone |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | week from Monday |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | month of Sundays |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | blue moon |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | figure |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hoof |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | vamoose |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | keep one's eyes peeled |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | give it a try |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | break |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | potted |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | get-at-able |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | un-come-at-able |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dead-ona |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hot |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | fly |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hot under the collarp |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | mad |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | livid |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dinky |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dishy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | primo |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | chicken |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bone-idle |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | fluky |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | punch-drunk |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dopy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | buddy-buddy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | togged |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bare-assed |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | starkers |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | comfortable |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bad |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | flustered |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | boss-eyed |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | busted |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | knocked-outa |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | licked |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | plummy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | done forp |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | talla |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | cushy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | flat-footed |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | stoned |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | live |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | anxiousp |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | ritzy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | het upp |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dotty |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | no-frillsa |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | crazy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | big-ticketa |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | cool |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | swagger |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | in |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | prehistoric |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | swish |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | snazzy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | gammy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | niffy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | chummy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | stuffed |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | smashing |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hopeless |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | icky |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | rubber |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | shirty |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | straight |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | killing |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dickey |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | big |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | fiddling |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | potty |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hip |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | highbrow |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | banging |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | man-sized |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | whacking |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | wee |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dinky |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hot |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | canned |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | blue-eyeda |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hexed |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | blood-and-guts |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bodacious |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | all-fired |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | decent |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | together |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | frightful |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | some |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | squarep |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | stuck |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | mind-blowing |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dressy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hot |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | screwball |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | high-flown |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | jumped-up |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | white-shoe |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | juicy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | kosher |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | cool |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | suspect |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | lunatic |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | screw-loose |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | okay |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | umpteenth |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hot |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | clubbable |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bad |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | shyp |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | crack |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | boss |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bum |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | ropey |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | gobsmacked |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | popeyed |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | jiggered |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | buttoned-up |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | pumped-upa |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | frugal |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | deadp |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | whacked |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | fuggy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | knockdown-dragout |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | zany |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | boiling |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | whole |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | plum |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | O.K. |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | anywhere |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | somewhere |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | everywhere |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | good and |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | anon |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | plain |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | awful |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | by all means |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | by no means |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | good |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | flop |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | forever and a day |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | dingdong |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | way |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | at least |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | irregardless |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | sure |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | easy |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | soft |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | slow |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | in a pig's eye |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | like hell |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | hopelessly |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | bang |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | rough |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | heaps |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | plunk |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | plump |
| 1 | has domain usage | Related & opposite | sweet |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | formulation |