spookspeak

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

spook +‎ -speak

Noun[edit]

spookspeak (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The jargon of espionage.
    • 2007 September 9, William Safire, “Redact This”, in New York Times[1]:
      The word is a favorite in spookspeak.