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doubletalk

n. (alternative form of double talk English), possibly written as one word in homage to George Orwell's Newspeak (as with doublespeak).

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Doubletalk

Doubletalk, double talk, or double-talk may refer to:

  • Double-talk, speech including nonsense syllables that appears erudite
  • Double-talk (telephony), a situation when two people talk at the same time, causing overlapping audio signals
  • Double Talk, a game show
  • Doublespeak, language that is deceptively ambiguous
  • Gibberish (language game), a phonetically modified version of English

Usage examples of "doubletalk".

I will not labor this point, since we are simply applying an old rule to a new field, but there is no more excuse here than elsewhere for split infinitives, dangling participles, and similar untidiness, or for obscurity and doubletalk.