camouflanguage
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English
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Etymology
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]
Blend
of
camouflage
+
language
.
Noun
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]
camouflanguage
(
uncountable
)
(
rare
)
Language
that uses
jargon
,
euphemism
,
vagueness
, and other
phrasal
devices
to
obscure
the
actual
or
intended
meaning of a
statement
;
newspeak
.
2001
, Grant Guimont,
Carousel of Sorts: The Cynic's Secret Guide to Ultimate Happiness
, Writers Club Press,
→ISBN
,
page
234
:
"Right, but where is it taking us? This is
camouflanguage
you're using, distorting the truth to fit your own ideal. What does it mean?"
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