netspeak

Typeing skills used by morons on the computer. Hard to understand shit and maks theuser look utterly stupid.

She uses netspeak and she is hard to understand.

by The Blue Rogue June 5, 2003

netspeak

A way of quickly writing what you would normally say in an IRC or chat room

'I had to use Netspeak on the chat room because otherwise I wouldnt be able to keep up...'

by Evil-Ernie May 28, 2003

Newspeak

In George Orwell's dystopia "Nineteen Eighty-Four", Newspeak was the corrupted/purged language everyone was supposed to speak according to the totalitarian dictatorship which ran everything. Words with subversive potential and those which had unclear meanings were eliminated, along with references to the past. The attempt was to bring language, and therefore thought, into line with the wishes of the rulers.

It is also used to refer to any instance of politically-invented language put out through apparatuses of propaganda and social control or by spindoctors.

Words like people-trafficker, collateral damage and downsizing are examples of real-world Newspeak.

This doesn't mean you shouldn't make up new words. Nor does it mean that every political or invented word should be suspect. The point is that new words should expand meaning, not contract it. If a word is used to cover up abuses by the powerful or to manipulate people in favour of the existing regime, it's Newspeak.

by Andy May 1, 2004

newspeak

Language of Ingsoc, a fictional empire in the book 1984. The language was meant to eliminate all words deemed as nonsence, and was created to eliminate certain words, so dissent could not be expressed nor communicated

Fantastic = doubleplusgood
excellent = plus good
good = good
bad = ungood
terrible = plusungood
horrific = doubleplusungood

this would eliminate words of "excess"
and negative words would be replaced with its positive antonym with the prefix of -un. To stress an emotion, the prefixes of -double, -plus were added. The more prefixes, the more expression is placed in the word.

by Matthew Peters January 6, 2004

netspeek

Similar to 1337, but more understandable for the unseasoned computer n00b. Basically a more watered down version of 1337.

Joe: Stop it!!
Seth: y0r a n00b, u dont sp33k n3tsp33k.
Joe: What are you saying?
Seth: n3tsp33k, fr00b. g0 2 h3ll.
Joe: netspeek?
Seth: yeah.

by se7h December 8, 2006

Newspeak

Contrived language of Oceania from George Orwell's "1984." It uses many English words, albeit with a greatly simplified vocabulary and sentence structure. The elimination of synonyms and antonyms helped this process. It was created in attempt to influence the thought of Oceania's citizens and make it impossible to express thoughts dangerous to Ingsoc (Newspeak for English Socialism). Today this is recognized as political correctness.

Examples:

Minitruth="Ministry of Truth" (Oceanian propaganda ministry)
Ungood="bad"
Doubleplusgood="excellent"
Doublethink=the ability to hold two contradictory thoughts at a time
B-B="Big Brother", ie the State

These translations give a rough estimate of some general rules when using Newspeak.

Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.

by Belisarius March 2, 2004

newspeak

n. Orwell's attempt to alert us that the English language is easily manipulated. Many new terms are created every year while many more are eliminated or have their meanings altered.

Discrimination:

oldspeak. adj. The ability to choose wisely between alternatives.

newspeak. n. The act of bias against a person or group. Prejudice.

by Last April 28, 2005