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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
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
Spinnish — n. The language used by spin doctors and other political operatives. Example Citation: Spinnish could be a spinoff of spin doctor, since it is described as ostensibly neutral language used to manipulate, slant or otherwise alter the public s… … 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
manual babbling — n. Infant gesturing and movement. Researchers now believe that the seemingly random gestures performed by babies are actually purposeful, and represesent the child s first attempts at communication. Related Words: antilanguage cryptolect ebonics… … New words
pubilect — n. A dialect unique to teenagers (puberty + dialect). Example Citation: Marcel Danesi, a professor of linguistics and semiotics at the University of Toronto who has studied the language of youth and who coined the term pubilect to describe the… … New words
stego — v. To hide secret information electronically by embedding it inside an ordinary file such as an image or sound clip. Example Citation: Something is stegoed in the wired world when encrypted words, diagrams, maps or images are embedded into an… … New words
