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mellowspeak

mellowspeak noun: bland, nonjudgmental, feel-good language.

Noun

mellowspeak (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) bland, nonjudgmental, feel-good language
    • His book is written in a mix of Mellowspeak ("share" in the '80s having replaced "rap with" and "grok" from the '70s), the kind of uncomfortably hip slang and profanity ("Holy shit!") affected by clergy who want to break down the barriers raised by a clerical collar without taking the collar off...1981 December 1, Duncan Mitchel, “The God That Dare Not Speak Its Name”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 20, page 8

Origin of mellowspeak

From mellow + -speak.

Questions about mellowspeak

What does mellowspeak mean?
Mellowspeak means bland, nonjudgmental, feel-good language.
What part of speech is mellowspeak?
Mellowspeak is a noun.

Words near mellowspeak in the dictionary

  1. mellowly
  2. mellowness
  3. mellownesses
  4. mellows
  5. mellows out
  6. mellowspeak
  7. mellowy
  8. mells
  9. melluco
  10. Melluish
  11. Melluishes

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