| colloquial definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation | 74 sets |
| 2 | characterized by informal language | 60 sets |
| 3 | conversational | 55 sets |
| 4 | characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | 50 sets |
| 5 | characteristic of informal speech | 44 sets |
| 6 | pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; n. colloquialism: colloquial expression | 38 sets |
| 7 | conversational; informal in language | 32 sets |
| 8 | informal | 29 sets |
| 9 | characteristic or ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | 17 sets |
| 10 | pertaining to conversational or common speech | 16 sets |
| 11 | informal language | 16 sets |
| 12 | conversational, slang, informal | 13 sets |
| 13 | informal or conversational | 12 sets |
| 14 | appropriate to spoken, as opposed to written, language; informal | 12 sets |
| 15 | refers to a type of informal diction that reflects casual, conversational language and often includes slang expressions. | 11 sets |
| 16 | informal in language; conversational | 11 sets |
| 17 | informal speech | 10 sets |
| 18 | pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational | 10 sets |
| 19 | pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary. | 10 sets |
| 20 | conversational; informal | 10 sets |
| 21 | characteristic of informal conversation | 10 sets |
| 22 | adj. appropriate to spoken, as opposed to written, language; informal | 10 sets |
| 23 | characterized by informal language. | 9 sets |
| 24 | conversational; used in informal speech or writing | 9 sets |
| 25 | adj. pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary. | 9 sets |
| 26 | the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and to provide an informal tone. huckleberry finn in written in a __ style. | 9 sets |
| 27 | informal (speech) | 9 sets |
| 28 | local and informal (used of language) | 9 sets |
| 29 | pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary | 9 sets |
| 30 | of everyday speech | 9 sets |
| 31 | pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal | 8 sets |
| 32 | conversational; using everyday language | 8 sets |
| 33 | adj. characterized by informal language | 8 sets |
| 34 | (adj.) characteristic of informal conversation (adam's essay on sexual response in primates was marked down because it contained too many ___ expressions. | 8 sets |
| 35 | characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal. | 8 sets |
| 36 | adjective: characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | 7 sets |
| 37 | ordinary or familiar conversation | 7 sets |
| 38 | refers to a type of informal diction that reflects casual, conversational language and often includes slang expressions | 6 sets |
| 39 | localized slang. best avoided in writing. | 6 sets |
| 40 | conversational, used in informal speech | 6 sets |
