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socspeak

socspeak noun: the jargon used by sociologists.

Noun

socspeak (uncountable)

  1. The jargon used by sociologists.
    • Socspeak and economese are familiar forms of jargon-laden language being used to convey almost nothing verbosely.2014, Audrey Kobayashi, Suzanne Mackenzie, Remaking Human Geography, page 160
    Synonyms:
    sociologese

Synonyms of socspeak

Origin of socspeak

From soc + -speak.

Questions about socspeak

What does socspeak mean?
Socspeak means the jargon used by sociologists.
What part of speech is socspeak?
Socspeak is a noun.

Words near socspeak in the dictionary

  1. socrealists
  2. socred
  3. socreds
  4. socs
  5. SOCSO
  6. socspeak
  7. sod
  8. sod a dog
  9. sod all
  10. sod house
  11. sod it

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