First Known Use: 1950
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newspeak
noun, new·speak often capitalized \ˈnü-ˌspēk, ˈnyü-\
: speech or writing that uses words in a way that changes their meaning especially to persuade people to think a certain way
Full Definition of NEWSPEAK
: propagandistic language marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings
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Origin of NEWSPEAK
Newspeak, a language “designed to diminish the range of thought,” in the novel 1984 (1949) by George Orwell
Rhymes with NEWSPEAK
antique, apeak, batik, Belleek, bespeak, bezique, blue streak, boutique, cacique, Cloud Peak, critique, debeak, forepeak, forespeak, Grays Peak, grosbeak, hairstreak, halfbeak, houseleek, Late Greek, midweek, misspeak, muzhik, mystique, nonpeak, oblique, off-peak, outspeak, perique, physique, pip-squeak, pratique, technic, technique, Tajik, unique, unspeak, workweek
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