diplo-speak

A form of diplospeak — Diplomatic language; The careful use of euphemism and noncontroversial language to obscure points that might cause contention.

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Meanings

noundiplo-speak (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of diplospeak.

    Nor was I particularly interested in learning diplo-speak.

    2013, Jody Williams, My Name Is Jody Williams
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    An embassy is where meetings are conducted in the polite foreign language known as “diplo-speak”; direct language, “real-speak,” is never used.

    2014, Fred Burton, Samuel M. Katz, Under Fire

    It was standard diplo-speak, but it enraged Miami's ultrarightists.

    2016, Reese Erlich, Stephen Kinzer, Dateline Havana
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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