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Hawkespeak

Hawkespeak noun: the type of convoluted and prolix spoken diction of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

Noun

Hawkespeak (uncountable)

  1. (Australian, colloquial, derogatory) The type of convoluted and prolix spoken diction of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

Origin of Hawkespeak

From Hawke + -speak, first used c. 1983.

Questions about Hawkespeak

What does Hawkespeak mean?
Hawkespeak means the type of convoluted and prolix spoken diction of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke.
What part of speech is Hawkespeak?
Hawkespeak is a noun.

Words near Hawkespeak in the dictionary

  1. Hawkes
  2. Hawkesbury
  3. Hawkesbury Heights
  4. Hawkesdale
  5. Hawkesian
  6. Hawkespeak
  7. Hawkesworth
  8. hawketh
  9. hawkey
  10. hawkeye
  11. Hawkeye State

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