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val-speak

val-speak is the alternative form of valspeak.

Meaning of valspeak

Noun

valspeak (uncountable)

  1. The sociolect spoken by stereotypical Southern Californian valley girls.
    • It is the opinion of Andrea Levitan, 15, who does “a lot of window shopping though not always with the intention of buying,” that Val-Speak “is a conscious exaggerated imitation of the American Princess.”1982 September 15, Ron Alexander, “They're Clothes Crazy, Fer Sure; Valley Girls aren't just in California”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    Valley Girl

Questions about val-speak

What is val-speak the alternative form of?
Val-speak is the alternative form of valspeak.

Words near val-speak in the dictionary

  1. Val Verde County
  2. Val-d'Oise
  3. Val-d'Or
  4. Val-de-Marne
  5. Val-de-Ruz
  6. val-speak
  7. Vala
  8. valaciclovir
  9. valacyclovir
  10. Valade
  11. Valades

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