Category:Low German terms by usage

Low German terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Low German terms with archaic senses: Low German terms with individual senses that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Low German colloquialisms: Low German terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Low German dated terms: Low German terms that are no longer fashionable and thus are anachronistic, but still sometimes in use, especially by older speakers.
• Category:Low German formal terms: Low German terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
• Category:Low German nonstandard terms: Low German terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Low German terms with obsolete senses: Low German terms with individual senses that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Low German terms with rare senses: Low German terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Low German slang: Low German colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
• Category:Low German terms with uncommon senses: Low German terms with individual senses that are in general use but not common.
• Category:Low German vulgarities: Low German terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.