- Camouflanguage
- (noun), camouflage + languageшутл. лживая, скрывающая или искажающая правду речь (PD)
Англо-русский словарь. Современные тенденции в словообразовании. Контаминанты. — М. : Флинта : Наука. Н.А. Лаврова. 2009.
Camouflanguage
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antilanguage — n. A collection of words and phrases used to exclude outsiders from a particular group and to disguise the group s activities. Example Citation: Mobspeak is a language that grows out of secrecy, and who can be more secret than the Mafia? The anti … New words
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cryptolect — n. A secret language. Example Citation: Unlike modern slang the ancient cant approaches the notion of a... cryptolect, as described by Ian Hancock. Altered by time, it retains a degree of currency in the British Isles and North America among… … New words
fuzzword — n. A word or phrase that is deliberately confusing or euphemistic. Also: fuzz word, fuzz word. Example Citation: These days, the buzzword actually it s more like a fuzzword in urban policy is empowerment, a concept endorsed by both President Bill … New words
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