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colloquial

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colloquial

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A colloquial description of an action movie of the more violent kind. en.wikipedia.org

It would appear that these names were colloquial terms rather than official names. en.wikipedia.org

The image of the ivory tower, a colloquial metaphor for academia, sustains the metaphor. en.wikipedia.org

Hives are another cause for skin lumps and are sometimes called "heat bumps" and occasionally "protein bumps" as well, demonstrating the problem with commonly used, non-descriptive colloquial terms. www.horsechannel.com

While considered inappropriate in formal writing, colloquial terms are typically considered acceptable in speech across a wide range of contexts, while slang tends to be considered unacceptable in many contexts. en.wikipedia.org

Colloquial terms such as let's play it by the ear, take it as it comes, and make it up as we go along are all used to describe improvisation. en.wikipedia.org

A tornado is also commonly referred to as a twister, and is also sometimes referred to by the old-fashioned colloquial term "cyclone". en.wikipedia.org

Other variations on the fish and chip shop name include fish bar, fish shop, chip shop and the colloquial chippy. en.wikipedia.org

The works not focused on the institutional chronology tend to use colloquial terms and definitions, which partially distort the historical retrospective. en.wikipedia.org

As a colloquial term, "breaking the bank" means spending more money than one has. en.wikipedia.org

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