noun
US/kəˈloʊ.kwi.ə.lɪ.zəm/
UK/kəˈləʊ.kwi.ə.lɪ.zəm/
a word or phrase used in relaxed, everyday speech rather than formal writing
In context
The teacher said that gonna is a colloquialism and should not be used in formal essays.
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