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goodthink

goodthink noun: an orthodox (politically correct) thought.

Noun

goodthink (uncountable)

  1. An orthodox (politically correct) thought.

Synonyms of goodthink

Origin of goodthink

From good + think, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Questions about goodthink

What does goodthink mean?
Goodthink means an orthodox (politically correct) thought.
What part of speech is goodthink?
Goodthink is a noun.

Words near goodthink in the dictionary

  1. Goodstein sequences
  2. Goodstein's theorem
  3. Goodsteins
  4. goodt
  5. goodtempered
  6. goodthink
  7. goodthinkful
  8. goodtime
  9. goodtime Charley
  10. goodtime Charlie
  11. goodtime girl

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