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nukespeak

nukespeak noun: a form of misleading language used to present nuclear weapons in a positive light.

Noun

nukespeak (uncountable)

  1. A form of misleading language used to present nuclear weapons in a positive light.

Origin of nukespeak

From nuke + -speak, coined by linguist Paul Chilton.

Questions about nukespeak

What does nukespeak mean?
Nukespeak means a form of misleading language used to present nuclear weapons in a positive light.
What part of speech is nukespeak?
Nukespeak is a noun.

Words near nukespeak in the dictionary

  1. nukes
  2. nukes and paves
  3. nukes it from orbit
  4. nukes it out
  5. nukes the fridge
  6. nukespeak
  7. nukewar
  8. nukewars
  9. nukige
  10. nukiges
  11. nuking

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