oldspeak

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noun

Standard English, not newspeak

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Meanings

oldspeak1

nounoldspeak (usually uncountable, plural oldspeaks)

plural oldspeaks

  1. uncountableusuallyStandard English, not newspeak

Oldspeak2

proper noun
  1. fictionSynonym of Standard English.

    Newspeak words are divided into three classes, A for words denoting functional concepts of everyday life like eating, and sleeping, preserving many Oldspeak words.

    2020 August 8, Zui, “Controlled Languages — Newspeak”, in The Language Closet

    Synonyms: Standard English

nounOldspeak (usually uncountable, plural Oldspeaks)

plural Oldspeaks

  1. uncountableusuallyAlternative letter-case form of oldspeak.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Standard English.

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Origin

oldspeak · noun

From Oldspeak, coined by George Orwell in 1949. Equivalent to old + speak.

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Oldspeak · proper noun, noun

From old + speak, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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Cite this entry
APA

oldspeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oldspeak

MLA

“oldspeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oldspeak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oldspeak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oldspeak.

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