genderally speaking

Under ordinary ordinary circumstances regarding masculine/feminine issues or topics.

Genderally speaking, women have always been discriminated against, even if social leaders deny it up and down and six ways from Sunday.

by QuacksO November 6, 2019

speaking pool

A ceremonial participation award for people that didn’t make it into the debating team.

Hi students, Prince Charming and Snow White are the speakers, bashful, happy, angry, grumpy and sleepy are in the speaking pool.

by ZomboxSniper March 12, 2024

Sweaty and Have to Speak a Different Language

Term used to describe a school day where you have physical education and french (or any subject teaching you about a language that is not native to you).

Nick: You know what they say about Russia
Saul: what
Nick: Your sweaty and have to speak a different language!

by No_Name_Bob January 28, 2021

Lemon-speak

A bunch of nonsense, gibberish, incoherent speech, often attributed to drunkenness.

Nolan (had too many drinks): “my dog is blue and he told me that he could sing the full lyrics to Creep by Radiohead.”

Carter: “Dude he’s spouting a bunch of lemon-speak!”

by Mrsquidboi November 15, 2025

Speak in tongues

To speak your thoughts out loud, seemingly from your subconscious.

Talking your native lingo. It may be understood by hometown homies, but to most it will sound like mumbo jumbo

Cow: You mumble a lot
Zebra: Nah I just speak in tongues.
Cow: What the hell does that mean.?
Zebra: My brain got bypassed

by Banana Beeswax March 26, 2020

half-speak

To understand so many languages that you get confused.Therefore,you half-speak it.

I half-speak German, Italian, and Japanese.

by waterdude125 June 23, 2011

turn speaking

Turn-speaking is a type of group conversation and discourse where participants speak one at a time in alternating turns.

It's important to speak loudly and to take your turn speaking because a record is made of everything that happens in court.

by sumklee April 19, 2017