doublespeak
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əlˌspik noun
evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
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| the practice of using ambiguous language regarding political, military, or corporate matters in a deliberate attempt to disguise the truth | |
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Doublespeak
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
doublespeak
1957, from double + speak, coined on model of doublethink in Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four (the language in that book was Newspeak).
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
Outlines the long history and the dangers of doublespeak--language that misleads, distorts, and deceives.
Many megatons of food aid did get through the stonewalling and doublespeak, and lives were saved by it.
He was done in by his inability to use technology, his addiction to political doublespeak and his inability to admit mistakes.
Sorry if someone's nifty spin or fancy doublespeak led you to get a couple things backwards.
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