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warspeak

warspeak noun: the jargon of war and military operations.

Noun

warspeak (uncountable)

  1. The jargon of war and military operations.
    • In an interesting passage the author discusses what he considers the kind of "Warspeak that glorified and sanitized the actions of the U.S.-led allied forces (the use of words like eliminate, neutralize, loyal, brave, cautious, etc.) […]1993, Political Science Quarterly, volume 108, page 184
    • My personal favorite that emerged from the fog of warspeak was gorilla snot (2001), a gluelike substance that is spread over sand to prevent a dust cloud from forming whenever a helicopter takes off or lands.2004, Paul McFedries, Word Spy: The Word Lover's Guide to Modern Culture, Broadway Books, →ISBN

Antonyms of warspeak

Origin of warspeak

From war + -speak.

Questions about warspeak

What does warspeak mean?
Warspeak means the jargon of war and military operations.
What part of speech is warspeak?
Warspeak is a noun.

Words near warspeak in the dictionary

  1. Warsies
  2. warsome
  3. Warsop
  4. Warsovian
  5. Warsovians
  6. warspeak
  7. Warstler
  8. Warstlers
  9. warsuit
  10. warsuits
  11. Warszawa

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