Newspeak

  1. Proper noun.  The fictional language devised to meet the needs of Ingsoc in the novel ''Nineteen Eighty-four'' (George Orwell, 1949). Designed to restrict the words, and hence the thoughts, of the citizens of ''Oceania''.
  2. Proper noun.  A highly dynamic and reflective programming language descended from Smalltalk, supporting both object-oriented and functional programming.
  3. Noun.  (alternative spelling of, newspeak) .
  4. Noun.  A mode of talk by politicians and officials using ambiguous words to deceive the listener.

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