-speak
UK/-ˌspiːk/US/-ˌspik/
-speak suffix: indicates a manner of speech or writing typical of or characterized by the root term.
Suffix
-speak (noun-forming suffix, uncountable)
- Indicates a manner of speech or writing typical of or characterized by the root term.
- But on Saturday, China’s defence ministry announced that Zhang and Liu Zhenli, another CMC member, were under investigation for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”, party-speak for corruption.2026 January 26, Amy Hawkins, “Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2026
- Synonyms:
- -ese
Synonyms of -speak
Origin of -speak
Probably originally from Newspeak, coined by George Orwell in his book Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Words that rhyme with -speak
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- leak
- seek
- bespeak
- pique
- tweak
- reek
- sleek
- geek
- peek
- squeak
- week
- wreak
- boutique
- clique
- creek
- forspeak
- gleek
- unique
- bleak
- cacique
- creak
- critique
- deke
- eek
- eke
- fleak
- on fleek
- respeak
- Tajik
- teak
- technique
- tongue-in-chic
- chic
- cleek
- desqueak
- leek
- malik
- meek
- midweek
- misspeak
- physique
- pratique
- shriek
- speke
- streek
- Zeke
- Adam's Peak
- advertique
Questions about -speak
- What does -speak mean?
- -speak means indicates a manner of speech or writing typical of or characterized by the root term.
- What part of speech is -speak?
- -speak is a suffix.
- How do you pronounce -speak?
- -speak is pronounced /-ˌspiːk/ (UK).
Words near -speak in the dictionary
Source and license
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