colloquialism
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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
“The Wiesn will take place,” Clemens Baumgaertner told reporters in Munich using the locals’ Bavarian colloquialism for the Oktoberfest which is referring to the big lawn, or Wiese, where the boozy celebrations are taking place.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 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
Also, red-coats of old; whence lobster-box, a colloquialism for barracks.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
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Rhetoric
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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Rhetoric
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