i speak abc

"I speak American Born Chinese." As in, my Chinese sucks but I speak English because I was born in the states.

Person A: "(something in Mandarin)"
Person B: "oh, my Chinese sucks."
Person A: "oh, that's okay. I speak ABC!"

by Haunting baker August 31, 2022

trap speak

Ibonics that are the primary nomenclature whilst “whippin”

“Dude what did he say?”
“Who knows it was trap speak”

by Bigdolphinkodeine May 23, 2018

speaking in cursive

1.When you have had too much to drink and people don't understand the words coming out of your mouth
2.when your words run together

He is speaking in cursive again.

by Beaks86 February 26, 2017

Cop speak

A subset of bafflegab intended both to lend glory to mundane events and to obfuscate unethical or violent actions. Examples might include “the alleged perpetrator proceeded in a northerly direction via vehicle” for “he drove north”, “sworn members” for “cops”, and “arrested after a brief use-of-force encounter” for “we beat him up”.

The press conference after the shooting was full of the kind of cop speak you’d expect from Public Affairs.

by CharleneV May 5, 2023

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