crimespeak

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noun

The jargon associated with crime and criminals.

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wrongspeak
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Meanings

nouncrimespeak (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe jargon associated with crime and criminals.

    “They say Mr Luckhart was the shooter,” the girl tells her, confident in the lingua franca of modern crimespeak, “so the cops had to take him out.”

    2020, Ewan Scott, Seven Shorts
  2. uncountableSynonym of wrongspeak.

    Synonyms: wrongspeak

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of wrongspeak.

Similar
wrongspeak
Also see
wrongspeak

Origin

From crime + -speak.

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Cite this entry
APA

crimespeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimespeak

MLA

“crimespeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimespeak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crimespeak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimespeak.

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