Ebonics — n. Ebony + phonics. Another word for Black English, which the American Speech Language and Hearing Association now recognizes as a separate dialect with its own syntax and vocabulary. Related Words: antilanguage cryptolect ebonic poetry edubabble … New words
Greenspeak — n. The coded and careful language employed by U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan. Example Citation: Harking back to his infamous irrational exuberance speech, Greenspan again said stock prices may be excessive. But he added the… … New words
Humpty Dumpty language — n. An idiosyncratic or eccentric use of language in which the meaning of particular words is determined by the speaker. Example Citation: Nevertheless, it is hard not to see some Alice in Wonderland logic in action here. Good advice cannot,… … New words
Language (General) — Language General amphibological antigram antilanguage aptagram autological beforemath Bubbonics camouflanguage … New words
Menglish — n. Language used of, by, to, and about men. Example Citations: Maybe I m getting wiser in my old age, or maybe I m just around men more often than I realize, but after recognizing the aforementioned language problem plaguing the genders, I ve… … New words
Politics — astroturf attack fax Baracknophobia birther blue hot Bork businesscrat celeb … New words
Zen spin — v. To spin a story by not doing any spinning at all. Example Citation: The benefits of spin were being canceled out by the press s resistance to it. Often we reacted by spinning even harder, but I was beginning to see the virtue in just letting… … New words
antilanguage — n. A collection of words and phrases used to exclude outsiders from a particular group and to disguise the group s activities. Example Citation: Mobspeak is a language that grows out of secrecy, and who can be more secret than the Mafia? The anti … New words
camouflanguage — n. Language that uses jargon, euphemisms, and other devices to hide the true meaning of what is being said. Example Citation: The fine art of camouflanguage is alive and well in the business world, as evidenced by these excerpts from the… … New words
cryptolect — n. A secret language. Example Citation: Unlike modern slang the ancient cant approaches the notion of a... cryptolect, as described by Ian Hancock. Altered by time, it retains a degree of currency in the British Isles and North America among… … New words
