Slang

Slang

Culture specific, informal words and terms that are not considered standard in a language.

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Slang

A term created by George Orwell for the language Newspeak in his book 1984. Comes from the idea of gut instinct - a feeling in your belly. From Orwell: "Only a person thoroughly grounded in Ingsoc ...

blackwhite

Language; Slang

A newspeak word created by George Orwell for his book Nineteen Eigty-Four. The definition according to Orwell: "this word has two mutually contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent, it means ...

doublethink

Language; Slang

The act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct. Related, but different than hypocrisy. Comes from George Orwell's Newspeak language. From Orwell: "To know and ...

Ingsoc

Language; Slang

The political ideology of the government of Oceania in George Orwell's 1984. The term comes from the Newspeak language, spoken by the government, and means English Socialism. The term originated ...

floccinaucinihilipilification

Language; Slang

A fake word created by students at Eton College, the British independent boarding school. The word is derived from a selection of latin stems - flocci (woolen), nauci (a trifle), nihili (nothing), ...

plebeian

Language; Slang

A derogatory term for lower or middle class people, used in Britain and former colonies. It originally referred to the general class of land owning citizens in ancient Rome, regardless of their ...