Category:Manx terms by usage

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

• Category:Manx colloquialisms: Manx terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Manx dated terms: Manx terms that are no longer fashionable, thus are anachronistic.
• Category:Manx derogatory terms: Manx terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Manx formal terms: Manx terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
• Category:Manx informal terms: Manx terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
• Category:Manx nonstandard terms: Manx terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Manx terms with archaic senses: Manx terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Manx terms with historical senses: Manx terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Manx terms with obsolete senses: Manx terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
• Category:Manx terms with rare senses: Manx rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.
• Category:Manx terms with uncommon senses: Manx uncommonly used terms or terms with uncommonly used senses.
• Category:Manx vulgarities: Manx terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.