Colloquialism Quotes

“Weh!”
― Chris Cleave, Little Bee

“Why . . . would a penguin be in a piss pot?”
― Pat Shand, Destiny, NY, Volume One: Who I Used to Be

“Wait, seriously, what's a piss pot?”
― Pat Shand, Destiny, NY, Volume One: Who I Used to Be

“Euphemisms are used by individuals who try so hard to mince words or aren’t bold enough to say the truth or sound outrageous.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, The Book of Maxims, Poems and Anecdotes

“I thought these were weeds."
He smiled. "No, but you're being consistent in your pursuit of rosemary. Clearly, you hate rosemary."
"I've got nothing against her, I assure you."
"Well, she's gone now, so she can't contradict you."
I frowned at him. "Shouldn't your English not be good enough to allow you to make plays on words like that? Shouldn't I be able to outcolloquialize you?"
He stood up and raised his palms. "The Dutch educational system is superlative."
"Yeah? Well, my kids know that worms are hermaphrodites, so there.”
― Abbi Waxman, The Garden of Small Beginnings

“The billy goat's scrotum may sway, but it doesn't fall off. In other words, yes, your world is shaken, but you're strong enough to weather this.”
― Tade Thompson, Rosewater / The Rosewater Insurrection