nukespeakn.

Brit.

/ˈnjuːkspiːk/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)ukˌspik/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nuke n.², -speak suffix.

Etymology: < nuke n.² + -speak suffix.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

Euphemistic language used to allay public fear or suspicion of nuclear technology or nuclear war.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [noun] > other specific styles

mock-heroica1668

far-fetch1813

periodicalism1837

pastoralism1842

book-speech1852

nounism1904

regionalism1909

Time-ese1952

kitchen-sinkery1964

nukespeak1979

1979 R. J. Smith in Science 7 Dec. 1163/2 (heading) Nuke-speak... The hands-down winner of the 1979 Doublespeak award is the nuclear power industry.

1987 Time (Electronic ed.) 27 Apr. In the jargon of nukespeak, some Europe-based, intermediate-range American weapons are necessary to serve the cause of ‘coupling’ between the U.S. and its allies.

1995 Asbury Park Press (Neptune, New Jersey) (Nexis) 3 Oct. b2 By using a harmless-sounding language—something Ocean County College professor Joan Rykiel calls ‘nukespeak’—America's military-industrial complex denies ‘the absolute terror’ of nuclear war.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nukespeak
释义	nukespeakn. Brit. /ˈnjuːkspiːk/, U.S. /ˈn(j)ukˌspik/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nuke n.², -speak suffix. Etymology: < nuke n.² + -speak suffix. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Euphemistic language used to allay public fear or suspicion of nuclear technology or nuclear war. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [noun] > other specific styles mock-heroica1668 far-fetch1813 periodicalism1837 pastoralism1842 book-speech1852 nounism1904 regionalism1909 Time-ese1952 kitchen-sinkery1964 nukespeak1979 1979 R. J. Smith in Science 7 Dec. 1163/2 (heading) Nuke-speak... The hands-down winner of the 1979 Doublespeak award is the nuclear power industry. 1987 Time (Electronic ed.) 27 Apr. In the jargon of nukespeak, some Europe-based, intermediate-range American weapons are necessary to serve the cause of ‘coupling’ between the U.S. and its allies. 1995 Asbury Park Press (Neptune, New Jersey) (Nexis) 3 Oct. b2 By using a harmless-sounding language—something Ocean County College professor Joan Rykiel calls ‘nukespeak’—America's military-industrial complex denies ‘the absolute terror’ of nuclear war. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1979
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