Colloquial words and phrases are informal and are used mainly in conversation. a colloquial expression + colloquially col·lo·qui·al·ly The people who write parking tickets in New York are known colloquially as `brownies'. language or words that are colloquial are used mainly in informal conversations rather than in writing or formal speech
belonging to conversation/language used in familiar, informal contexts A colloquialism is a term used in everyday talk, e g, 'kids' for 'children' in the following - The kids in Years 4 and 5 are having a swimming gala next week
characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"
characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"
belonging to conversation/language used in familiar, informal contexts A colloquialism is a term used in everyday talk, e g, 'kids' for 'children' in the following - The kids in Years 4 and 5 are having a swimming gala next week