colloquially
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In The Gambia, the money people use to feed their families is known colloquially as "fish money".
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
He advocated for the creation of institutions, colloquially known as leper colonies, for those afflicted with perhaps the world’s most stigmatized disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It was a bad week for “the ants,” as South Korea’s army of retail traders are known colloquially.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Conference, an annual meetup of the nation’s cultural power brokers that’s colloquially referred to as “billionaire sleepaway camp.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Likewise, when we talk about a proof, in rhetoric, we’re not talking about what, colloquially, you might understand by the term.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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