-speak

//-ˌspiːk// suffix

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Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    Indicates a manner of speech or writing typical of or characterized by the root term. morpheme, uncountable

    "But on Saturday, China’s defence ministry announced that Zhang and Liu Zhenli, another CMC member, were under investigation for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”, party-speak for corruption."

Synonyms

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ese

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"But on Saturday, China’s defence ministry announced that Zhang and Liu Zhenli, another CMC member, were under investigation for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”, party-speak for corruption."

Etymology

Probably originally from Newspeak, coined by George Orwell in his book Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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