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[ noun ] a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

Synonyms

expression locution

Examples

"pardon the expression"

Related terms

speech ambiguity proverb motto anatomical_reference southernism maxim epigram tongue_twister agrapha dysphemism idiom euphemism calque Beatitude shucks logion sumpsimus advice_and_consent say

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Rhymes with

swaying slaying straying spraying surveying weighing laying paying dismaying haying surveying praying playing preying taxpaying crocheting buffeting betraying conveying portraying roleplaying

Phonetic and Homophones

S EY1 IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

sang Sango Sangay swaying sanyasi Sainz sanies

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