diplolingo

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Etymology[edit]

Blend of diplomat +‎ lingo

Noun[edit]

diplolingo (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The jargon used by diplomats.
    • 2008 April 13, William Safire, “Revanche Is Sweet”, in New York Times[1]:
      Another McCain linguistic thrust: in diplolingo, realist was a word adopted a few years ago by foreign-policy wonks tired of being called accommodationist by Kissingerian exponents of tough-minded realpolitik.

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