colloquialism

Hegseth flippantly employed villainous colloquialism – “they are toast and they know it,” “we play for keeps,” and “President Trump got the last laugh” – delivered with a combative tone that communicated masculine self-assurance.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026

From the “daddy’s little girl” colloquialism to pop culture references such as “Daughters” or the #GirlDad hashtag, the fabled bond remains one of our most enduring touchstones.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

A high-style zoot suit, chopped up and reassembled as a textile collage by Michie, is titled “Tacuche #3,” a Mexican colloquialism for “suit” that also means “rags.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2022

Electrical outlets reappear in his paintings, a reference to the colloquialism, “Are you plugged in?”

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2021

Mr. Mosely's editorials are likewise open to criticism on the ground of colloquialism, though the natural exuberance of youth excuses much.

From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft

Gilroy set to work meticulously highlighting the Maine-area colloquialisms and metaphors and building out Detective Mackey as a Javert-type villain, echoing the relentless inspector in Victor Hugo’s "Les Misérables."

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025

When Dan answered her questions she says the AI used slang and colloquialisms that ChatGPT would otherwise never use.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2024

The plan is to take suggestions—from field marks, Indigenous names, colloquialisms … from anywhere—narrow it down, somehow, to a few options, and let people decide.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2024

That year, it adopted a new policy, saying messages should avoid “witticisms, colloquialisms, popular cultural or slang references.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023

But for the pageant, she doesn’t want to hear me speak any street talk, or, as she calls it, colloquialisms.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles