militaryspeak

militaryspeak

English

Etymology

military +‎ -speak

Noun

militaryspeak (uncountable)

1. The jargon of the military.
   • 1997, Richard Keeble, Secret State, Silent Press: New Militarism, the Gulf and the Modern Image of Warfare, Indiana University Press (1997), →ISBN, page 150:

     The military had been reticent over casualty figures (defined in militaryspeak as 'collateral damage') during the slaughters of new militarist adventures in Grenada and Panama.

   • 2011, Lucianne Rivers, Entice Me, Entangled Publishing, LLC (2011), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     They were terrorists, for sure—Tangos in militaryspeak.

   • 2013, Mel Odom, Renegade, Tyndale (2013), →ISBN, page 162:

     Harsh ratcheting sounds came from outside the SUV, penetrating the constant feed from the military band radio. The soldiers spoke in cryptic responses. Schofield was picking up the militaryspeak, but a lot of it remained Greek to him.