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diplospeak

diplospeak noun: diplomatic language; The careful use of euphemism and noncontroversial language to obscure points that might cause contention.

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
    • The hard-driving Cushing carried the title of "American Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary" — diplospeak for President Tyler's man on the spot.2001, Jose Armilla, Negotiate with Feng Shui, page 124

Forms of diplospeak

alternative formdiplo-speak

Questions about diplospeak

What does diplospeak mean?
Diplospeak means diplomatic language; The careful use of euphemism and noncontroversial language to obscure points that might cause contention.
What part of speech is diplospeak?
Diplospeak is a noun.

Words near diplospeak in the dictionary

  1. diplosegments
  2. diplosome
  3. diplosomes
  4. diplosomite
  5. diplosomites
  6. diplospeak
  7. diplospondylic
  8. diplospondylous
  9. diplosporous
  10. diplospory
  11. diplostemonous

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