newspeak

Today, it's called political correctness.

by AYB June 20, 2003

newspeak

Language introduced in George Orwell's classic, 1984.

Oldthink is crimethink. Doublethink is goodthink. Oldthinkers unbellyfeel Ingsoc.

by Shawn E. June 19, 2003

newspeak

A way for elected politicians to mask the fact that they have no idea what they're doing.

Coined by George Orwell.

by kilgore trout December 06, 2003

newspeak liberal

A socialist (or more generally, a person that loves government taxing "the rich" and helping the poor) that doesn't want to identify as such. He or she gets inspiration from George Orwell' 1984 by torturing the language and using a word meaning "free" to hide their authoritarian intents.

In the U.S., self-identified liberals are really newspeak liberals as they favor government intervention and collective rights. In Europe, liberals are truer to their origins, i.e. in favor of limited government and individual rights - they would be called libertarian in the U.S.

by Gray Sheep December 09, 2014

Newspeak

Alternative uses, alterations or additions to normal vocabulary.

I.e. "slang" "urban dictionary definition"

In direct contrast to the Orwellian definition of the concept.

The Gen Z newspeak for having "game" is "Rizz".

by Spacegoatee January 03, 2023

Trumpian Newspeak

BULLSHIT

I'll start my diet tomorrow is nothing more than Trumpian Newspeak.

by Puha March 03, 2020