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Vernacular

  1. noun

    the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

  2. noun

    a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

    they don't speak our lingo

    Similar: slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois

  3. adjective

    being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

    common parlance

    Similar: common, vulgar