newspeak

Language introduced in George Orwell's classic, 1984.
Oldthink is crimethink. Doublethink is goodthink. Oldthinkers unbellyfeel Ingsoc.
by Shawn E. June 19, 2003
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newspeak

A way for elected politicians to mask the fact that they have no idea what they're doing.
by kilgore trout December 06, 2003
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newspeak liberal

A socialist (or more generally, a person that loves government taxing "the rich" and helping the poor) that doesn't want to identify as such. He or she gets inspiration from George Orwell' 1984 by torturing the language and using a word meaning "free" to hide their authoritarian intents.
In the U.S., self-identified liberals are really newspeak liberals as they favor government intervention and collective rights. In Europe, liberals are truer to their origins, i.e. in favor of limited government and individual rights - they would be called libertarian in the U.S.
by Gray Sheep December 09, 2014
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Newspeak

A term that combines two contradicting words, not to convey meaning but to undermine its true meaning, from the novel 1984.
Feminazi is an example of Newspeak.
by OnisionisCool April 02, 2018
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Newspeak

Alternative uses, alterations or additions to normal vocabulary.

I.e. "slang" "urban dictionary definition"

In direct contrast to the Orwellian definition of the concept.
The Gen Z newspeak for having "game" is "Rizz".
by Spacegoatee January 04, 2023
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Trumpian Newspeak

I'll start my diet tomorrow is nothing more than Trumpian Newspeak.
by Puha March 03, 2020
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