Militaryspeak

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The jargon of the military. uncountable

    "The military had been reticent over casualty figures (defined in militaryspeak as 'collateral damage') during the slaughters of new militarist adventures in Grenada and Panama."

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"The military had been reticent over casualty figures (defined in militaryspeak as 'collateral damage') during the slaughters of new militarist adventures in Grenada and Panama."

Etymology

From military + -speak.

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