Meanings
- uncountableIndicates a manner of speech or writing typical of or characterized by the root term.
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.
2026 January 26, Amy Hawkins, “Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2026Synonyms: -ese
Synonyms & antonyms
suffixIndicates a manner of speech or writing typical of or characterized by the root term.
Origin
Probably originally from Newspeak, coined by George Orwell in his book Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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-speak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-speak
“-speak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-speak. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-speak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-speak.
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