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Cosmospeak

Cosmospeak noun: the characteristic jargon and copy style of Cosmopolitan magazine.

Noun

Cosmospeak (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic jargon and copy style of Cosmopolitan magazine.
    • Cosmopolitan, the magazine that goes on and on asking women in italicized Cosmospeak: “Don't you just love loving men, and don't you feel just miserable when you don't have a man to love, and wouldn't you love to learn how to love them better, and without fear or guilt and—best of all—to get the...1974 August 11, Stephanie Harrington, “Ms. versus Cosmo”, in The New York Times
    • Granted, these living Love Magnets must meet tough criteria. They must be good-looking, "self-made men" (that's Cosmospeak for "a nice bank account").1989 March 14, Moira Bailey, “Bachelor No. 1 Faces Dating Game's Toughest Questions”, in The Orlando Sentinel

Origin of Cosmospeak

From Cosmo + -speak.

Questions about Cosmospeak

What does Cosmospeak mean?
Cosmospeak means the characteristic jargon and copy style of Cosmopolitan magazine.
What part of speech is Cosmospeak?
Cosmospeak is a noun.

Words near Cosmospeak in the dictionary

  1. cosmorita
  2. cosmoritas
  3. cosmos
  4. cosmoses
  5. cosmosophy
  6. Cosmospeak
  7. cosmosphere
  8. cosmospheres
  9. cosmotheism
  10. cosmotheist
  11. cosmotheistic

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