Noun: vernacular vu(r)'na-kyu-lu(r)
- The everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
"The author's use of vernacular made the dialogue feel authentic"
- A characteristic language of a particular group
"they don't speak our vernacular";
- slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois
- Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
"a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers";
- common, vulgar
Derived forms: vernaculars
See also: informal
Type of: non-standard speech
Encyclopedia: Vernacular