| Main Entry: | idiom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manner of speaking, turn of phrase |
Synonyms: |
argot, colloquialism, dialect, expression, idiosyncrasy, jargon, language, lingo, localism, locution, parlance, patois, phrase, provincialism, set phrase, street talk, style, talk, tongue, usage, vernacular, vernacularism, word |
Antonyms: |
standard |
| Main Entry: | jargon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | specialized language; dialect |
Synonyms: |
abracadabra, argot, balderdash, banality, bombast, bunk, buzzwords, cant, cliché, colloquialism, commonplace term, doublespeak, drivel, fustian, gibberish, hackneyed term, idiom, insipidity, lexicon, lingo, mumbo jumbo, neologism, newspeak, nonsense, overused term, palaver, parlance, patois, patter, rigmarole, shoptalk, slang, slanguage, speech, stale language, street talk, tongue, trite language, twaddle, usage, vernacular, vocabulary |
Antonyms: |
standard |
| Main Entry: | parlance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idiom |
Synonyms: |
argot, colloquialism, dialect, diction, expression, idiosyncrasy, jargon, language, lingo, localism, locution, patois, phrase, provincialism, set phrase, speech, street talk, talk, tongue, vernacular |
| Main Entry: | vernacular |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | native language |
Synonyms: |
argot, cant, dialect, idiom, jargon, jive talk, language, lingo, lingua franca, native tongue, parlance, patois, patter, phraseology, slang, speech, street talk, tongue |