metonymies in English
noun
1
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive , or the track for horse racing.
Another characteristic of the semantics of slang is the tendency to name things indirectly and figuratively, especially through metaphor, metonymy , and irony.
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