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Yoda-speak

Yoda-speak is the alternative form of Yodaspeak.

Meaning of Yodaspeak

Noun

Yodaspeak (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A form of speaking in which word order is altered to sound bizarre or unnatural.
    • Yoda’s speech is probably a mix between his race’s native language and Standard, as he likely as not learned Standard later in life and used its vocabulary in syntactical patterns from his native language. Is Standard as old as Yoda? If so, then perhaps, as Sarah suggests, ‘Yodaspeak’ is an early...1991 January 16, Z. P. Florian, “Luke’s Fantasies”, in Cheree T. Cargill, editor, Southern Enclave, number 28, Garland, Tex.: Cheree T. Cargill, published spring 1991, page 27
    Synonyms:
    Yoda, Yodaish

Questions about Yoda-speak

What is Yoda-speak the alternative form of?
Yoda-speak is the alternative form of Yodaspeak.

Words near Yoda-speak in the dictionary

  1. Yoda condition
  2. Yoda conditions
  3. Yoda notation
  4. Yoda worm
  5. Yoda-ish
  6. Yoda-speak
  7. Yodaesque
  8. yodaish
  9. Yodalike
  10. Yodaspeak
  11. Yodaya

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