Category:Estonian terms by usage

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

• Category:Estonian childish terms: Estonian terms that are typically only used by, or to, children.
• Category:Estonian colloquialisms: Estonian terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Estonian dated terms: Estonian terms that are no longer fashionable, thus are anachronistic.
• Category:Estonian derogatory terms: Estonian terms that belittle (lessen in value).
• Category:Estonian dialectal terms: Estonian terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Estonian disputed terms: Estonian terms whose usage is proscribed, thus they are considered wrong according to prescriptive sources.
• Category:Estonian euphemisms: Estonian terms that indirectly refer to something unpleasant or controversial.
• Category:Estonian historical terms: Estonian terms that refer to obsolete things or concepts.
• Category:Estonian informal terms: Estonian terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
• Category:Estonian jocular terms: Estonian terms that are humorous, amusing or joking.
• Category:Estonian literary terms: Estonian terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of literature.
• Category:Estonian nonstandard terms: Estonian terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Estonian offensive terms: Estonian terms that are typically considered to offend people.
• Category:Estonian poetic terms: Estonian terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Estonian short forms: Estonian terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
• Category:Estonian slang: Estonian nonstandard terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
• Category:Estonian terms with archaic senses: Estonian terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Estonian terms with historical senses: Estonian terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Estonian terms with obsolete senses: Estonian terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
• Category:Estonian terms with rare senses: Estonian rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.
• Category:Estonian vulgarities: Estonian terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.