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navyspeak

navyspeak noun: the jargon used in the navy.

Noun

navyspeak (uncountable)

  1. The jargon used in the navy.
    • My hat, or my cover (according to navyspeak), had been sitting in my locker since my arrival onboard in December, so it looked a bit crumpled.1996, Sherman Baldwin, Ironclaw: A Navy Carrier Pilot’s War Experience, Bantam Books, published 1997, →ISBN, page 284
    • Nobody believed him, but . . . crayons and mindmaps started flying, and it was difficult to shut things down at 10:30 p.m. that night (2230 in navyspeak).1997, Rolf Smith, The 7 Levels of Change: The Guide to Innovation in the World’s Largest Corporations, The Summit Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 174

Origin of navyspeak

From navy + -speak.

Questions about navyspeak

What does navyspeak mean?
Navyspeak means the jargon used in the navy.
What part of speech is navyspeak?
Navyspeak is a noun.

Words near navyspeak in the dictionary

  1. navy showers
  2. navy yard
  3. navy yards
  4. navyish
  5. navyless
  6. navyspeak
  7. naw
  8. Naw-Rúz
  9. NAWA
  10. nawaab
  11. nawaabs

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