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parlance
[ pahr-luhns ]
noun
- a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom:
legal parlance.
- speech, especially a formal discussion or debate.
- talk; parley.
parlance
/ ˈɑːəԲ /
noun
- a particular manner of speaking, esp when specialized; idiom
political parlance
- archaic.any discussion, such as a debate
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of parlance1
Example Sentences
It should be remembered that as I reported earlier, Social Security officials had suspended Dudek — placed him on “administrative leave” in government parlance — for providing unauthorized access to DOGE.
That’s called “effing around and finding out” in the parlance of our times; a succinct, coarse way to sum up one of horror cinema’s traditional functions.
In this part of the group chat, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz provides an update on the strike - which in military parlance is called a battle damage assessment, or BDA.
"In football parlance, we were in a prevent defense to not lose when we never had anything to lose because I don’t think we were ever ahead."
In boxing parlance, Scotland were stuck on the ropes, almost defenceless, eyes rolling in the back of their head as Wales unloaded.
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