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Eurospeak

Eurospeak proper noun: an English-language register used by European Union civil servants and politicians, often considered confusing or unnecessarily complex.

Proper noun

Eurospeak

  1. (derogatory or satirical) An English-language register used by European Union civil servants and politicians, often considered confusing or unnecessarily complex.
    • One of the diplomats mused, half-jokingly, that Britons were perhaps most missed for their fine command of English, leaving EU documents riddled with stilted euro-speak.2026 June 20, “Would the EU take Britain back?”, in afp

Forms of Eurospeak

alternative formEuro-speak
alternative formeuro-speak

Origin of Eurospeak

From Euro- (“Europe or the European Union”) + -speak.

Questions about Eurospeak

What does Eurospeak mean?
Eurospeak means an English-language register used by European Union civil servants and politicians, often considered confusing or unnecessarily complex.
What part of speech is Eurospeak?
Eurospeak is a proper noun.

Words near Eurospeak in the dictionary

  1. Euroskepticism
  2. euroskeptics
  3. Eurosnob
  4. Eurosnobs
  5. Eurosocialism
  6. Eurospeak
  7. Eurospies
  8. Eurospy
  9. Eurostan
  10. Eurostar
  11. Eurostars

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