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figurative language

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vulgar language collapse

scatology collapse: (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes); a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

profanity collapse: vulgar or irreverent speech or action

swearing collapse

strong language collapse

cursing collapse: who is uttering obscenities; "arrested the flailing cursing old man"

argot collapse

ribaldry collapse: ribald humor

gesticulation collapse: a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion

body language collapse: communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

lingo collapse

sign language collapse: language expressed by visible hand gestures

manner of speaking collapse: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

slang collapse: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"; informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"; abuse with coarse language; use slang or vulgar language

double Dutch collapse: the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners; an incomprehensible talk

purple passage collapse: a passage full of ornate and flowery language

vocabulary collapse: a language user's knowledge of words; the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"; a listing of the words used in some enterprise

dumb show collapse

shrug collapse: a gesture involving the shoulders; raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

jargon collapse: specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

phraseology collapse

euphuism collapse: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology; any artificially elegant style of language

vernacular collapse: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

secret language collapse

Babel collapse: a confusion of voices and other sounds

obscenity collapse: an obscene act; the trait of behaving in an obscene manner; an offensive or indecent word or phrase

filth collapse: a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse; any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

literary style collapse

dictionary collapse: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

gobbledygook collapse: incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists

gibberish collapse: unintelligible talking

talkee talkee collapse

lexicon collapse

beck collapse: a beckoning gesture

patois collapse: a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

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