informal vocabulary

Everyday spoken words

Informal vocabulary refers to words and expressions used in casual speech and writing rather than formal contexts.

It includes slang, colloquialisms, contractions, and relaxed phrasing that people use with friends, family, or in everyday situations: gonna, kids, stuff, pretty good.

Informal vocabulary signals familiarity and ease, while formal vocabulary signals professional distance or seriousness.

Related
  • hangryIrritable due to appetite
  • litStarted burning
  • susSlang for questionable
  • bingeableDemanding continuous viewing
  • reckonBelieve or estimate

adulting · wanna · gotta · kinda · sorta · lemme · dunno · my bad · no worries · stan · ain't · ghosting · yeet · y'all · chillax · mansplain · selfie · tbh

Opposites
register/formality level

informal vocabularyformal language

Elevated, rule-governed expression

elevated language · refined language · official language · diplomatic language

standardization and prescription

informal vocabularyproper English

Correct, formal language usage

Queen's English

domain specificity

informal vocabularytechnical vocabulary

Specialized terms of a field

technical language · scientific vocabulary · medical terminology · business language · legal language

Family

informal, inform, informally, informality, informalities, form, formal, formally, formality

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G