ugly- aesthetically challenged
bald- folically challenged
unknown
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I need to come up with some doublespeak words or phrases such as
homeless people - residentally challenged
potholes in roads - pavement deficiencies
Any examples would be helpful.
ugly- aesthetically challenged
bald- folically challenged
At a local hospital, patients don't "die" - they "fail to reach their wellness potential."![]()
area denial munitions - landmines
operational exhaustion - shell shock
collateral damage - hitting something that isn't the target
enemy combatant - prisoner with no legal rights
transfer tube - body bag
extraordinary rendition - kidnap
Last edited by boothling; 11-Oct-2006 at 19:48. Reason: removal of error
Hi, Unknown,
I have never heard the word doublespeak. The dictionary says it means demagogy. Your question is not quite clear. Will this humorous one do?
Dead men don't talk. -
Male cadavers are incapable of yielding testimony.
Cheers
"Doublespeak" was inspired by George Orwell's novel 1984. In it, he envisioned a society in which the State controlled people very closely using various methods. One of those methods was manipulating language by inventing a language called "Newspeak", a stripped-down version of English which would make certain ideas impossible to talk about. "Doublethink" is believing two contradictory things at the same time. "Doublespeak", a word never used by Orwell, is thus a portmanteau.
downsizing -- firing a lot of people
pacify -- subdue by force (in one of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, one soldier complains that when you pacify certain people, they pacify you right back)
A very thin person could be called "horizontally challenged".
Deferred success = fail an exam or course
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