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diplolingo en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of diplomat + lingo.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, uncountable) The jargon used by diplomats.
    • 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. 2008 April 13, William Safire, “Revanche Is Sweet”, in New York Times:

Synonyms

diplomatese