Vernacularisms

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A local or regional dialect that includes unique expressions and vocabulary distinct to a particular group
2. Expressions or words characteristic of everyday speech in a specific community, reflecting cultural and social identity
3. Informal language usage that embodies the particular linguistic quirks of a localized population, often differing from standard forms

Etymology: "Vernacularisms" is the plural of "vernacularism", a noun for an everyday local expression, such as a regional phrase or a turn of speech peculiar to one place or group. The singular is built from "vernacular", which comes from Latin "vernaculus", meaning "domestic" or "native", and was originally applied to home-born slaves before it came to mean the ordinary speech of a people. The suffix "-ism" turns it into a term for a particular expression of that everyday speech.