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oldspeak

[ ohld-speek ]

noun

  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) standard English, in contrast to English that is overly technical, politically correct, euphemistic, etc. Compare newspeak.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oldspeak1

Coined by George Orwell in his novel, 1984 (1949)

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Old Spanish Trailold squaw

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