Meanings
nouncolloquialese (uncountable)
- uncountableCharacteristically colloquial or informal language; plain speech
Synonyms: common parlance
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCharacteristically colloquial or informal language; plain speech
Similar
common parlance
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*telkʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*tlokʷetor
- Proto-Italic*tlokʷōr
- Latinloquor
- Latincolloquor
- Latincolloquium
- Middle Englishcolloquies
- Englishcolloquy
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcolloquial
- Englishcolloquialese
From colloquial + -ese.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
colloquialese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloquialese
MLA
“colloquialese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloquialese. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colloquialese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloquialese.
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