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diplo-speak

diplo-speak is the alternative form of diplospeak.

Meaning of diplospeak

Noun

diplospeak (uncountable)

  1. Diplomatic language; The careful use of euphemism and noncontroversial language to obscure points that might cause contention.
    • And he knows how to cut through the diplospeak: when Clinton politely asked Russia's Boris Yeltsin for his views on a Caspian Sea gas deal proposed by Chevron Oil.1994, Newsweek - Volume 124, Issues 10-18, page 134

Questions about diplo-speak

What is diplo-speak the alternative form of?
Diplo-speak is the alternative form of diplospeak.

Words near diplo-speak in the dictionary

  1. diplexer
  2. diplexers
  3. diplexes
  4. diplexing
  5. diplo-
  6. diplo-speak
  7. diplobacillary
  8. diplobacilli
  9. diplobacillus
  10. diplobacteria
  11. diplobacterium

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