Code
Code noun - A collection or system of rules of conduct.
Expression and code are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expression" instead a noun "Code".
Expression
Expression noun - An act, process, or means of putting something into words.
Code and expression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Code" instead a noun "Expression".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- According to Conspiracy Brother, the word "good" comes from an ancient Anglo-Saxon word for white, and the expression "good morning" is actually code for killing black people.
Source: Berserk Button / Film -
Uhura explains the expression to her and complains that she has to make yet another adjustment to the translators' idiom-handling code.
Source: Literature / Rihannsu -
In the very first cutscene of the Rolling Thunder-esque game Code Name: Viper, your superior officer gets a bizarre sinister facial expression as he says "Good bye, Mister Smith." It turns out he's the Big Bad.
Source: Traitor Shot
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