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    [Noun]  | "id*i*om" | \ ˈi-dē-əm \


    1: an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)

    2: the language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class : dialect

    3: the syntactical, grammatical, or structural form peculiar to a language


    Origin: 1573 ;

     Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French idiome, from Late Latin idioma individual peculiarity of language, from Greek idiōmat-, idiōma, from idiousthai to appropriate, from idios;

    [Noun]  | "idiom" 


    1: a sequence of words having a specific meaning;


      * e.g., " ... the English idiom how are you doing? is our version of a greeting that in some other languages can be translated as how are you going? "



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     [ "idiom" ]

    1: An expression that doesn't necessarily have a definition but more of an understanding behind it.

      * e.g.,  ... He is still wet behind the ears-meaning: he is still new, inexperienced, and young. Keep tabs on him-meaning: watch him, follow him, etc. 

     [ "idiom" ]

    1: idiom means idiot.

      * e.g.,  ... when someone is being mean to you just call them a idiom and they will not know what you mean. 

     [ "idioms" ]

    1: The thing that piss the english-learner off

      * e.g.,  ... A: Look! It's raining cats and dogs 

     [ "Idiom" ]

    1: (n.) a popular phrase, a parlance or locution. Not a noun, adjective or verb.

      * e.g.,  ... Most definitions in this dictionary are really idioms, such as fo shizzle my nizzle and shotgun wedding 

     [ "Idioms" ]

    1: Adult code names for when they want to talk about their secret plans about feeding 3 year olds vegetables

      * e.g.,  ... Me:*thinks* why are they using idioms? are they crazy 

     [ "Idiom" ]

    1: Words or phrases that aren't meant to be taken literally For example, if Joe says “break a leg” he doesn’t really mean to break your leg. Break a leg actually means “good luck.”

      * e.g.,  ... Person: quit wasting your breath! 

     [ "Idiom" ]

    1: A term used by people who are tired of calling n00bs "idiots".

      * e.g.,  ... n00b - "FucK ALl YoU BItCHaSs WanKsTaZ" 


     [ "Idiom" ]

    2: The individual calls a n00b an "idiom" so that they'll get even more confused and react in a more n00bish way. It will confuse them until the n00b actually looks up the word in a dictionary to find the definition. Otherwise, they'll think idiom is another word for idiot.

      * e.g.,  ... John - "stfu you idiom" 

     [ "idiotic idioms" ]

    1:  a term used to describe certain idioms that are idiotic.

      * e.g.,  ...  The coast is clear. 


     [ "idiotic idioms" ]

    2:  A person who is gifted and intelligent and is well known throughout certain parts of the internet. Liked and loved by mostly everyone.

      * e.g.,  ...  Me. 

     [ "hivemind idiom" ]

    1: An idiom that is repeated by the hivemind. For example, “what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger” or “it is too much unpaid emotional labor to educate you” are both idioms repeated and reinforced by the hivemind.

      * e.g.,  ... Stoicism is a philosophy that is filled with easily memeable hivemind idioms. 

     [ "idiom savant" ]

    1: An otherwise intelligent individual, who unknowingly mixes and mangles idioms, often to great comedic effect.

      * e.g.,  ... The cop, apparently being an undiagnosed Idiom Savant, says "I'm watching you, mister. Now you are UNDER my radar!" 

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