colloquially
As people say
Colloquially means in the language of everyday conversation rather than formal or technical speech.
When something is colloquially known as a nickname, that's what ordinary people call it: The disease is colloquially called mono.
The word signals that what follows is informal usage rather than official terminology.
With frequent occurrence
- popularlyBy general acceptance
- locallyIn the nearby area
- regionallyWithin specific geographic areas
- informallyWithout official protocol
familiarly · ordinarily · typically · generally · traditionally · natively · domestically · provincially
Relaxed and informal
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
- chattyInclined to converse freely
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- relaxedFree of stress
laid-back · easygoing · offhand · unofficial · unpretentious · unstudied · approachable · familiar
Public urban roadway
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- argotGroup-specific coded speech
- cantSanctimonious insincerity
patois · shoptalk · buzzword · jive · slanguage · parlance · bants · yeet
Fixed phrase, opaque meaning
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- sayingShort, wise expression
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- catchphraseSignature line of words
cliché · quip · witticism · colorfully · figuratively · proverbially
commonly
With frequent occurrence
- popularlyBy general acceptance
- locallyIn the nearby area
- regionallyWithin specific geographic areas
informally · familiarly · ordinarily · typically · generally · traditionally · natively · domestically · provincially · dialectally
casual
Relaxed and informal
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
- chattyInclined to converse freely
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
relaxed · laid-back · easygoing · offhand · unofficial · unpretentious · unstudied · approachable · familiar · everyday
street
Public urban roadway
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- argotGroup-specific coded speech
cant · patois · shoptalk · buzzword · jive · slanguage · parlance · bants · yeet · lowkey
idiom
Fixed phrase, opaque meaning
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- sayingShort, wise expression
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
catchphrase · cliché · quip · witticism · colorfully · figuratively · proverbially
colloquiallyformally
In an official manner
officially · ceremonially · stiffly · properly · decorously
colloquiallytechnically
In exact terms
pedantically · precisely · scientifically · academically · professionally
colloquiallyliterarily
Concerning written works
eloquently · rhetorically · poetically · archaically · classically
- colloquial termsInformal everyday expressions
- colloquial languageInformal everyday speech
- colloquial speechInformal everyday language