vernacularism


ver·nac·u·lar·ism

V0066500 (vər-năk′yə-lə-rĭz′əm)n. A vernacular word or expression.

vernacularism

(vəˈnækjʊləˌrɪzəm) n (Linguistics) the use of the vernacular or a term in the vernacular

vernacularism

1. a word, phrase, or idiom from the native and popular language, contrasted with literary or learned language.
2. the use of the vernacular. — vernacular, n., adj.See also: Language