mellowspeak

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noun

bland, nonjudgmental, feel-good language

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Meanings

nounmellowspeak (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountablebland, nonjudgmental, feel-good language
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    His book is written in a mix of Mellowspeak ("share" in the '80s having replaced "rap with" and "grok" from the '70s), the kind of uncomfortably hip slang and profanity ("Holy shit!") affected by clergy who want to break down the barriers raised by a clerical collar without taking the collar off […] and far too many exclamation points.

    1981 December 1, Duncan Mitchel, “The God That Dare Not Speak Its Name”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 20, page 8

Origin

From mellow + -speak.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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