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militaryspeak

militaryspeak noun: the jargon of the military.

Noun

militaryspeak (uncountable)

  1. The jargon of the military.
    • The military had been reticent over casualty figures (defined in militaryspeak as 'collateral damage') during the slaughters of new militarist adventures in Grenada and Panama.1997, Richard Keeble, Secret State, Silent Press: New Militarism, the Gulf and the Modern Image of Warfare, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 150
    • They were terrorists, for sure—Tangos in militaryspeak.2011, Lucianne Rivers, Entice Me, Entangled Publishing, LLC, →ISBN

Origin of militaryspeak

From military + -speak.

Questions about militaryspeak

What does militaryspeak mean?
Militaryspeak means the jargon of the military.
What part of speech is militaryspeak?
Militaryspeak is a noun.

Words near militaryspeak in the dictionary

  1. militaryese
  2. militaryism
  3. militaryisms
  4. militaryless
  5. militarylike
  6. militaryspeak
  7. militarywear
  8. militarywise
  9. military–entertainment complex
  10. military–industrial complexes
  11. militaster

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