How To Use Parlance In A Sentence

Is there a justification for retaining the word in literature from the past, when its use would have reflected common parlance?
After a total of two hours and a quarter we reached Banza Chisalla: it is a “small country,” in African parlance, a succursal of Boma proper, the Banza on the hills beyond the reedy, grassy plain. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo
In caving parlance, a "dry cave" is one which a human visitor can explore without getting wet. Caves and Cave Life
In the brawny parlance of the great unwashed: a crunch match. THE CALLIGRAPHER
In today's parlance, it looks like a bumbag that's been shifted north.

They had been lifted from a garbage can used by bureaucrats in some Soviet Russian Consulate, pilfered by what old British spy novelists used to call a "charwoman", in Yankee parlance, a janitor. Richard H. Smith: Could a California Budget Fix Threaten National Security?
The term flip-flop, meaning a political reversal, has been a fixture in popular American parlance at least since the 1880s. NPR Topics: News
Though far remote from the ivy chaplet on Wisdom's glorious brow, yet his stump of withered birch inculcates a lesson of virtue, by reminding us, that we should take heed to our steps in our journeyings through the wilderness of life; and, so far as in him lies, he helps us to do so, and by the exercise of a very catholic faith, looks for his reward to the value he supposes us to entertain for that virtue which, from time immemorial, has been in popular parlance classed as next to godliness. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 437 Volume 17, New Series, May 15, 1852
So says J.P. Morgan Chase, which has downgraded the company to "underweight" -- meaning, in its parlance, "sell. Foreign, Energy Bets Start to Haunt Janus
Indeed, the lemma paella has become so deeply entrenched in our everyday parlance that it has lost its connection to the etymon patina (patena) and later patella, meaning Do Bianchi
Object in his parlance means something met with in experience, or in the subject's consciousness.
Freudian language has seeped into common parlance like that of no other writer since Shakespeare.
Beer and ale are traditionally clarified -- "fined," in industry parlance -- with isinglass, a gluey substance made from fish bladders. Anneli Rufus: Are Animals in Your Cocktail?
In modern parlance this word quickly conjures up notions of government regulation and regulated industries.
Run out: When the batter chooses to run (and this is a choice) he can be “thrown out” in baseball parlance if a fielder throws the ball back and hits the stump (or someone tags the stump with the ball) before the runner gets back to the wicket (the equivalent to a force-out in baseball). Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » A Brief Cricket Guide For American Baseball Fans
That win had to be shared because, in cricketing parlance, bad light stopped play at Valderrama.
Systems of this kind are referred to as telefacsimile systems in present-day parlance.
Indeed, the lemma paella has become so deeply entrenched in our everyday parlance that it has lost its connection to the etymon patina (patena) and later patella, meaning Do Bianchi
The term insane is outdated parlance in the mental health community. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
In common academic parlance, a removal from the classroom, even if with full pay, is a suspension.
Instead I was down the front - although not that near; the stage was about twelve feet high so you had to stand back to see anything - engaging in activities known in the modern parlance, I believe, as 'moshing'. Country of the Blind
What is really meant by the term defeat in the parlance of conventional military aims when facing a shadowy global terrorist network? Sen. Robert Byrd: Has the Military Mission in Afghanistan Become Lost?
In military parlance this is known as a fast retreat.
The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying.
Such types are said to be blittable in programming parlance. The Code Project Latest Articles
In nuclear parlance, a test is described as a fizzle when it fails to meet the desired yield. Bloggers.Pakistan
It affords the opportunity to see who has stayed up, in football parlance, and who has gone down. The Times Literary Supplement
In modern footy parlance, toughness no longer means being the guy you'd least like to receive a shirtfront from.
More crucially, who decided that these words could be used in common parlance without explanation?
Narcissism, in psycho-therapeutic parlance, is a term used to indicate a superficial personality type with a hyper-inflated sense of self to compensate for a grievously wounded core. Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Nice But Not Good: The Art of Spotting Narcissists
In everyday parlance, a manifold is a pipe or chamber bristling with subsidiary tubes.
It is common parlance and part of our living language.
They have signature tics, or ‘tells,’ in poker parlance, which vary from one oenophile to the next.
In military parlance this is known as a fast retreat.
However, hearing Irish as it is spoken makes you realise how polluted and Anglofied it has become in common parlance.
In modern parlance, a 'Donatist' is someone who refuses to empty the Sacraments of doctrinal content. Stand Firm
Now that I've gotten the whole Twitter thing out of the way, I find myself wishing that the fiasco that is Bike Month was also out of the way, since things are getting pretty bad or "gnarly," as they say in singletrack-slaying parlance out there. Illusions: Fake Twitters and Strange Looks
So they formed rock bands, partied all night - became, in the local parlance, ‘slackers’.
In astronomical parlance, the comet which was slicing through Pisces and heading for the sun, has reached the ‘perihelion’ now.
Now Tiger #1 is, in American parlance, a key comic. Comic Cuts - 8 April 2010
It has brought the game, in footballing parlance, into disrepute.
That is why they are declared schizophrenic - mad folk, in common parlance.
My comments should not be misconstrued to mean that every transaction referred to as a loan by modern finance parlance implicates usury. If it is true, then so be it.
In local parlance he would be regarded as a ‘character’, quick-witted and always ready for a bit of ‘devilment’.
This place is also noted for making what is absurdly called _copperas_, which is the chrystalized salt of iron, or what is called in the new chemical nomenclature _sulphate of iron_; or in common parlance, _green vitriol_; which is manufactured, and found native in our own country, in immeasurable quantity. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In Engla
The concentration of minority supporters in STW, including its national leadership, raised the possibility that it could become, or be seen by the majority as, what in Maoist parlance would be called a factional headquarters. Splintered Sunrise
He's the guy, in American parlance, who cracks heads, makes it happen, says Joel Rubin, deputy director of the National Security Network, a Washington, D.C., foreign policy think tank. Suleiman's reputation holds dread for some in Egypt
When Laurie David and what ` s-her-name buttonholed Karl -- assaulted Karl Rove in the parlance, they point out something that ` s not true and that is that the U.S. is doing less than anyone else in climate change. CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2007
The port occupies one of Mexico's finest natural harbors, the head of a drowned river valley or (in geographic parlance) ria, which affords an unusually high degree of security in the event of hurricanes. Did you know? Los Mochis and Topolobampo are both examples of "new towns".
Narcissism, in psycho-therapeutic parlance, is a term used to indicate a superficial personality type with a hyper-inflated sense of self to compensate for a grievously wounded core. Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Nice But Not Good: The Art of Spotting Narcissists
Perhaps in ordinary parlance this is disclosure of confidential information in the interests of the bank.
On the other hand, some teenagers, being teenagers, don't like (to use the now horribly dated parlance of my own adolescence) to be "hassled" by "the Man. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
That means it's had what we call a tight trading range in Wall Street parlance making Coca-Cola our stock of the week. CNN Transcript Sep 18, 2004
In cycling parlance the climb is rated hors catégorie (unclassifiable). Times, Sunday Times
The Democrats are still true to their heritage of the party of local notables, or in American parlance of Bourbon Democrats and urban political machines. Matthew Yglesias » Opposition Strategy
In waves and optics parlance, a soliton is a single wave that retains its shape while traveling at a constant speed for significant distances. Ars Technica
In caving parlance, a "dry cave" is one which a human visitor can explore without getting wet. Caves and Cave Life
-- Harry S. Truman Virtually every aspect of poker play is represented by terms assimilated into common parlance. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XII No 3
Just don't get caught up in all the Washington fancy talk and parlance.
He is tiresomely interested in his prowess as a box-maker, or a boxster, or whatever it is in athletic parlance. A Fool and His Money
Heat causes the air to expand and make the cake rise; eventually protein and starch in the liquid phase of the cake coagulate and gelatinize, giving what in scientific terms is a stable foam and in common parlance a cake.
In the parlance of herbal medicine, the term herb applies to any plant or plant part that is used to make medicinal preparations. The Best Alternative Medicine
The word ‘malice’ in that definition does not mean the word ‘malice’ in the common acceptation or parlance implies.
Finally, there is the class of persons to whom the term notary is restricted in common parlance, to wit, those who are appointed by the proper authorities to witness the documentary proceedings between private persons and to impress them with legal authenticity. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip
The 6000-tonne nuclear submarine, known as boomer in popular parlance and named Arihant (destroyer of enemy), will carry 'Sagarika' ballistic missile and will come in handy in for retaliation in case of an enemy nuclear strike. India News Digest: Mahindra Satyam Loses Railways' Tech Contract
Both are seeds, in the language of botany or natural history, but not in commerce nor in common parlance.
In market parlance, they overweight the most recent information and underweight the information that came before.
If one is looking for music to wash over, to entertain, to titillate, ‘tickle and seduce’ (to use the parlance of one radio presenter) in whatever manner, I'd say forget it.
There is also a deep look at the @ symbol's new-found stardom, the octothorpe enjoying a new lease of life renamed as the "hashtag" in Twitter parlance, and the secretive pilcrow. Internet picks of the week
Rap patois and Polari British slang parlance popular with 1960s gay subculture before being gay had been de-criminalised both have their own exclusive lexicons. Gary Nunn: Is It Odd for a White Gay Man to Love Hip-Hop?
In basketball parlance, Brooks is known as "streaky"—and that reputation extends beyond his shooting touch. Is Jimmer Right for the Knicks?
Case in point: The Toyota Camry, probably the most conservative car in the world, and one that attempts to appeal to as great a cross-section of buyers as possible, uses the rear end (aka bangle Bustle or in the parlance of our times, Bangle Butt) from the 2002 BMW E65 7 Series. Autoblog
Mr. French traces this propensity to a particular aspect of Caribbean parlance: "It was what Trinidadians call 'picong,' from the French 'piquant,' meaning sharp or cutting, where the boundary between good and bad taste is deliberately blurred, and the listener sent reeling. The Man Behind the Man of Letters
They're outfitting their rides with ground-shaking sound systems, nitrous-injected engines and 20-inch rims (called dubs in street parlance). Hot Wheels
The inserted floor debate, known in Senate parlance as a "colloquy," has since become an intriguing side issue in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver, whose case was at issue before the court yesterday. Manufacturing Legislative History
The worker ant, although in common parlance a "neuter," is structurally a female.
In modern parlance this word quickly conjures up notions of government regulation and regulated industries.
SHADOW of this equatorial line to be thrown on the vast concave of the Sky, this shadow would in astronomical parlance coincide with the Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning
It has, in the parlance of sport, been a steep learning curve for the Scottish squad, but one which is still climbable.
It is true that these are terms of public parlance, rather than of popular speech.
In nerd parlance, don't be the office warrior who always uses ranged weapons; endure some hand-to-hand combat on occasion.
Of course, the chances of his being found guilty ( "adjudicated," in family court parlance) on all 41 charges are as likely as a mule's winning at Pimlico. Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post
In common parlance, at least, the scale and moral force of the genre have been devalued. The Times Literary Supplement
In drugs parlance a speedball is a mixture of heroin and cocaine, made famous as the drug which killed 'Blues Brothers' star John Belushi. Undefined
Then of course we have the emergence of words like funner and funnest into common parlance.
In the parlance of the entertainment biz, these companies were really just projects.
Erica - FYI - Opposition Research in campaign parlance is not research you conduct on your opponent, but rather research you do on yourself in an effort to glean what they will find out about you. Last Night « PubliCola
I can never remember what a crotchet is in US parlance. Gillpolack: Today I find it very hard to focus, so I
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In archaeological parlance such trash deposits are known as middens.
In common parlance, being an entrepreneur is associated with starting a business, but this is a very loose application of a term that has a rich history and a much more significant meaning.
Ha ha, it is a parlance of image, matching the English expression very much.
The CIA has been criticized for allowing al-Balawi onto the base in Khost without being searched, a violation of security protocols in Afghanistan and also what in intelligence parlance is called "tradecraft," which holds that meetings with agents such as al-Balawi should be limited to one or perhaps two CIA officers and never held in agency stations or bases. Fort Mill Times | FortMillTime.com - HOMEPAGE
Plead not for me, sir," said William Hinkley, glaring upon Stevens with something of that expression which in western parlance is called wolfish, "I scorn and spurn your interference. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky
Tight money gave rise to calls for "value," which, in the parlance of the automobile industry, translates to cost cutting, or what some marketers call "de-contenting. The Volkswagen Jetta's graceful ride back down to earth
To her great surprise and mortification he was not alone; but brought with him a couple of friends, whom he begged to introduce as Mr. Jeremiah Jackson, and Mr. Solomon Smith, chapmen, (or what in modern vulgar parlance would be termed bagmen) travelling to procure orders for the house of an eminent cloth manufacturer in Manchester. Jack Sheppard A Romance
He went "respectable, " in smuggler parlance, and entered into a risky business venture on Kessel.
It's already been posted on a number of blogs and websites, and seems to have gone what they call "virile" in Web parlance. Take a Seat: The Problem of Saddle Theft
Rather he is, in clinical parlance, a paranoid megalomaniac.
The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying.
(Impersonation is called "suid" in Unix parlance.) TWiki.Codev
A long day's journey lies between Garoet and Djokjacarta, which popular parlance abbreviates into Djokja. Through the Malay Archipelago
In football parlance, will the Australian team be happy simply to park the bus? Times, Sunday Times
Peter, in common parlance , won't work if he possibly can avoid it.
Those are, basically, phrases that, in corporate parlance, mean ‘creating a happy-clappy office’.
What other phrases from popular TV shows can you think of that have slipped into common parlance?
I am all for American regional cookery and the trappings of taste, custom, and parlance that go with each.
Perhaps in ordinary parlance this is disclosure of confidential information in the interests of the bank.
At the same time, sure, "ossify" isn't exactly common parlance in most of our everyday exchanges, but it's not like it's a totally insane archaic thing that I dredged out of the OED, nor is Beau Geste this weird name that only the deepest scholars of French Algeria would know about (the movie was pretty big in its time ...). Filter Magazine
When asked if he imparted these thoughts during the shootaround, which is N.B.A. parlance for the light practice before a game, Saunders noted that they had held a NYT > Home Page
By then the concrete shoes were common parlance. Times, Sunday Times
They have become far too acceptable in common parlance on a regular basis.
The stamps, redeemable for (in contest parlance) fabulous prizes, must be pasted into little books before they can be used.
He was twitchy, sweaty, running a finger inside the neck of his shirt; he looked - in London parlance - like a well-dodgy geezer.
In sailing parlance, she is known as a three-masted barque.
For that you get to stand in the yard below the stage exposed to the weather - a groundling or stinkard in Elizabethan parlance.
But, other than the use of pop psychology parlance, what exactly does that mean?
The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying.
It was what is called in intelligence parlance a “four-eyes” meeting, which meant that it was just Tenet and Musharraf, with no aides present. Fallout
The hashtag might have become part of our common parlance, but how much impact will it have on your wardrobe? Times, Sunday Times
They were also amazed at the large numbers of monks, or talapoins in the curious parlance of the time; even today substantial numbers of males join the monkhood at least for a short period of time.
That is equivalent to the day before Thanksgiving, Black Wednesday, in industry parlance.
By which he meant in modern parlance that Americans shared a common culture which made republican government possible.
In common parlance, narcissism is often used as a synonym for egomania or excessive self-regard," say Drew Pinsky and S. Mark Young in The Mirror Effect. Celebrity narcissism: A bad reflection for kids
Many thousands more are wrecked or, in local parlance, 'munted'. Times, Sunday Times
Oral contraceptives are collectively referred to in common parlance as 'the pill'.
There's the typical handful of older folks but also a healthy (for the size) number of young people, including a couple of teenage sidesmen (ushers, in American parlance). Trinityboy Diary Entry
In modern parlance: we blow it off. Christianity Today
Therefore , we thought the parlance adopted by Si - Ma Qian was a reasonable one.
That is equivalent to the day before Thanksgiving, Black Wednesday, in industry parlance.
In common parlance he'd be called a fence. Times, Sunday Times
It consisted of gruel, or, in prison parlance, "skilly," and another little brown loaf. Prisoner for Blasphemy
In IMF parlance, that makes the loan "precautionary" -- meant to prevent financial fires rather than douse them once ignited. IMF Tweaks Loan Program in Bid to Attract Borrowers
In modern parlance, they committed themselves to asymmetric warfare. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445
In English parlance (or at least the parlance of my university generation), my - and it sounds like your - core identity is a 'bluestocking' - female, bookish, determined to make up their own mind, not into power/material things in any competitive way (though we are often surprisingly domestic in selected areas, such as cake baking or crafting or homemaking, and we tend to amass books), fascinated by knowledge for its own sake and driven to find out more and to share what we find with others. A New Chapter, Or a Different Story?
There is also a deep look at the @ symbol's new-found stardom, the octothorpe enjoying a new lease of life renamed as the "hashtag" in Twitter parlance, and the secretive pilcrow. Internet picks of the week
And he explained it to me, broke it down in layman's parlance.
He was, in the parlance of horsemen, 'bombproof.'
She lives in the world of the "deafblind," in medical parlance one word used to describe the inability to both see and hear. Homepage
The definition of design, as used in ID parlance is not associated with intelligence at all, it is simply saying something that is not describable by simple stochastic processes or regularity are designed: Aiguy's Computer
Common parlance seems to be undeservedly kind to divers. Times, Sunday Times
In prize-ring parlance, Jimmy had "feinted" his opponent into a lead, then taken prompt advantage to "counter. The Auction Block
Mindful of his senate testimony, the Chief Justice wrote a 14-page mea culpa (in legal parlance called a concurring opinion) explaining why his vote to overrule earlier cases did not overrule his testimony before the U.S. S.nate. CounterPunch
In modern parlance it is'a done deal '. Times, Sunday Times
To borrow cricketing parlance he was unplayable for this almost perfect period of play. Times, Sunday Times
It's a neat theatrical trick that sees us introduced to the intentionally harsh vulgarisms of sexual parlance.
In IMF parlance, that makes the loan "precautionary" -- one meant to prevent financial fires rather than douse them once ignited. WSJ.com: What's News US
What's beyond my tolerance is that, clad in ancient costumes, the characters are speaking a contemporary language chock-full of modern parlance and quips.
Money is cheap right now, or “loose” in monetary economics parlance. Matthew Yglesias » Leveling Up or Leveling Down With China
But the unpredictable disorder of markets is, in Microsoft parlance, not a bug but a feature.
Leave such déclassé parlance to the denizens of Dunkin Donuts.
McCain's Mixed Signals on Foreign Policy" (Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times) In today's parlance, is McCain a "realist" or "neocon"? The Daily 2008 - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com
One that already sounds anachronistic is Cleggmania, alongside its cousin its cousin, Cleggstasy, both of which only seem to be referred to in the past tense in common parlance these days. Simples! Aleksandr the Meerkat gives the dictionary his word
In medical parlance, the twitching is called hypnagogic myoclonus (the first word refers to sleep and the second to muscle twitches). Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
It was from these two instructors I learned a parlance that raised my comfort level in the kitchen: A glug of olive oil. Cookbooks From Britannia Rule!
I think you’ll find that the stance of simply not caring much about God or religion ’apatheism’ in the jokey parlance is much less common than you imagine. Cut God Some Slack - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
It is true that these are terms of public parlance, rather than of popular speech.
In common parlance, narcissism is often used as a synonym for egomania or excessive self-regard," say Drew Pinsky and S. Mark Young in The Mirror Effect. Celebrity narcissism: A bad reflection for kids
It is the pragmatic, common sense solution, known in cemetery parlance as ‘lift and deepen’.
The isolation of organs which, under ordinary circumstances, are united together, is another circumstance, giving rise, in popular parlance, to the use of the term double flower. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
But, in medical parlance, it is the body's response to a situation or an environment that is unwelcome, unwarranted, unconquerable and unplanned.
“… The use of the word ‘regime’ in American political parlance is unacceptable, and someone should tell the walrus [Limbaugh] to stop using it.” Even Chris Matthews doesn’t listen to Chris Matthews. [edited] | RedState
Suddenly, they have entered common parlance. Times, Sunday Times
Models of mind In modern parlance, Hobhouse placed his emphasis on cognition and was discussing the evolution of cognitive capacity.
The former featured prominently in a bohemian cafe culture event in San Francisco where by activists marked portrayal of the future reputed high tide line on 2nd story 1st floor in Euro parlance balconies of buildings located a few feet above sea level themselves. Unthreaded #13 « Climate Audit
In ordinary parlance, a conspiracy theory describes something preposterous or paranoid.
“I'm hip,” he replies in his half-mocking, half-serious street parlance. Travis&Jared
In nerd parlance, don't be the office warrior who always uses ranged weapons; endure some hand-to-hand combat on occasion.
In modern parlance, they committed themselves to asymmetric warfare. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445
In the parlance of herbal medicine, the term herb applies to any plant or plant part that is used to make medicinal preparations. The Best Alternative Medicine
Owing to lack of specificity in popular parlance earthenware is often referred to popularly as china but never as bone china. Canadian TradeHandle With Care
Tory House Leader Peter Van Loan notes that his party normally uses bulk mail _ unaddressed admail,'' in post office parlance-- that costs less than a penny an item to send. Archive 2008-04-01
In the parlance of partying, the term crunk is tossed about frequently. SeMissourian.com Headlines
In baseball parlance, Boyd is a submariner, which is appropriate for a thrower employed in a land at and even below sea level. Tyee - Home
In military parlance this is known as a fast retreat.
Small metallic figures wearing hard-hats -- known in industry parlance as "effigies, TheTyee.ca
The phrase Big Brother has entered common parlance. Times, Sunday Times
In military parlance this is known as a fast retreat.
It contradicts a previous study suggesting that passionate love peters out in 15 months, after going through a roller coaster ride, called 'limerence' in psychological parlance. IBN Top Headlines
Recently, the domestic and international expert scholar negated this kind of parlance through an experiment.
The term courtesan has the added advantage of being politely derogatory enough to make it into mainstream parlance. Firedoglake » A Question That Needs Answers…
The term the legacy of slavery, while in popular parlance, is rarely ever quantified. Is the Past Dead? : Law is Cool
In popular parlance, at least, the image of the internet user shares much with the image of the nerd, suggesting a cerebral, solitary enthusiast with a sophisticated palate.
Is this where the word "octaroon" enters the parlance of the nation again? I'm Confused
In Internet parlance, the baby-faced de Jong is a newby, and he's not hiding the fact with his overly earnest fluster following his unceremonious deflowering.
Then there are the various forms of "LOL" that her teens use in regular parlance - it's become a conjugable verb by now. The Seattle Times
Without comment the court announced Monday that it had denied certiorari, which is court parlance for not taking up a request, on the Lee case. StarTribune.com rss feed

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