colloquia list

col·lo·qui·al·ism

[kuh-loh-kwee-uh-liz-uhm]
noun
2.
colloquial style or usage.

Origin:
1800–10; colloquial + -ism

col·lo·qui·al·ist, noun
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colloquialism (kəˈləʊkwɪəˌlɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations
2.  the use of colloquial words and phrases

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Colloquia list is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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colloquialism
1810, "a colloquial word or phrase," from colloquial + -ism.
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