Meanings
proper noun
alternative Euro-speak · alternative euro-speak
- derogatory or satiricalAn English-language register used by European Union civil servants and politicians, often considered confusing or unnecessarily complex.
One of the diplomats mused, half-jokingly, that Britons were perhaps most missed for their fine command of English, leaving EU documents riddled with stilted euro-speak.
2026 June 20, “Would the EU take Britain back?”, in afp
Origin
From Euro- (“Europe or the European Union”) + -speak.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Eurospeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurospeak
MLA
“Eurospeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurospeak. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eurospeak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurospeak.
Source: Eurospeak on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.