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vernacularism

[ver-nak-yuh-luh-riz-uhm, vuh-nak-] / vərˈnæk yə ləˌrɪz əm, vəˈnæk- /
NOUN
barbarism
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atrocity barbarity brutality cruelty inhumanity
STRONG
catachresis coarseness corruption impropriety localism malapropism misuse provincialism solecism vulgarism
WEAK
misusage primitive culture uncivilizedness vernacularity
Antonyms
STRONGEST
kindness niceness
WEAK
praise
NOUN
idiom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dialect jargon locution parlance patois phrase vernacular
STRONG
argot colloquialism expression idiosyncrasy language lingo localism provincialism style talk tongue usage word
WEAK
set phrase street talk
Antonyms
STRONG
silence
WEAK
standard

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I thought that rather a vernacularism, if there is such a word, as soon as I had said it; but I didn't stop to apologize.

From Options by Henry, O.

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