parlancenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpɑː.ləns/us/ˈpɑːr.ləns/formala group of words or style of speaking used by a particular group of people:
Oral contraceptives are referred to as "the pill" in common parlance.
business/legal parlance
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Forms of languages & specialist dialects
- acrolect
- argot
- basilect
- cant
- colloquialism
- legalese
- lingo
- lingua franca
- metalanguage
- newspeak
- non-standard
- oral
- pidgin
- plain English
- rhyming slang
- slang
- slangy
- speak
- telegramese
- tongue
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