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groupspeak

groupspeak noun: the jargon used by a particular group.

Noun

groupspeak (uncountable)

  1. The jargon used by a particular group.
    • This impressive mammal seemed on the verge of extinction, a victim of enlightenment and manners and corporate groupspeak.2008 April 25, George Vecsey, “Where Wild Things Are, Again”, in New York Times

Origin of groupspeak

From group + -speak.

Questions about groupspeak

What does groupspeak mean?
Groupspeak means the jargon used by a particular group.
What part of speech is groupspeak?
Groupspeak is a noun.

Words near groupspeak in the dictionary

  1. groups of death
  2. groups of galaxies
  3. groups of Lie type
  4. groupset
  5. groupsets
  6. groupspeak
  7. groupthink
  8. groupthinker
  9. groupthinkers
  10. groupthinks
  11. groupuscular

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