DOUBLESPEAK
Euphemisms
1. Passed away instead of died
2. Pregnancy termination instead of abortion
3. On the streets instead of homeless
4. Adult entertainment instead of pornography
5. Au natural instead of naked
6. Comfort woman instead of prostitute
7. Sanitation engineer instead of garbage man
8. Domestic engineer instead of maid
9. Batting for the other side instead of homosexual
10. Blow chunks instead of vomited
Jargons
1. Agonal - Term to signify a major, negative change in a patient’s condition
2. BP - Medical shorthand for blood pressure
3. FX - Medical jargon meaning bone fracture
4. JT - A joint
5. NPO - A patient should not take anything by mouth
6. IM - Intramuscular
7. K - The elemental symbol for potassium
8. Bang for the buck - A term that means, to get the most for your money
9. Due diligence - Putting effort into research before making a business decision
10. Sweat equity - Getting a stake in the business instead of pay
Inflated Language
1. negative patient care outcome: the patient died
2. mental activity at the margins: insanity
3. reutilization marketing yard: junkyard
4. domestic helper: maid
5. family aide: driver
6. standard operational procedure; basic rules and directions
7. management consultancy: analysts
8. Teachers :educators
9. Pointers: points to ponder
10. price integrity coordinator: sales clerk
Gobbledygook
1. It is a tricky problem to find the particular calibration in timing that would be appropriate to stem the acceleration in risk premiums created by falling incomes without prematurely aborting the decline in the inflation-generated risk premiums.
2. Such preparations shall be made as will completely obscure all Federal and non-Federal buildings occupied by the Federal Government during an air raid for any period of time from visibility by reason of internal or external illumination. Such obscuration may be obtained either by black-out construction or by termination of the illumination.
1. Passed away instead of died
2. Pregnancy termination instead of abortion
3. On the streets instead of homeless
4. Adult entertainment instead of pornography
5. Au natural instead of naked
6. Comfort woman instead of prostitute
7. Sanitation engineer instead of garbage man
8. Domestic engineer instead of maid
9. Batting for the other side instead of homosexual
10. Blow chunks instead of vomited
Jargons
1. Agonal - Term to signify a major, negative change in a patient’s condition
2. BP - Medical shorthand for blood pressure
3. FX - Medical jargon meaning bone fracture
4. JT - A joint
5. NPO - A patient should not take anything by mouth
6. IM - Intramuscular
7. K - The elemental symbol for potassium
8. Bang for the buck - A term that means, to get the most for your money
9. Due diligence - Putting effort into research before making a business decision
10. Sweat equity - Getting a stake in the business instead of pay
Inflated Language
1. negative patient care outcome: the patient died
2. mental activity at the margins: insanity
3. reutilization marketing yard: junkyard
4. domestic helper: maid
5. family aide: driver
6. standard operational procedure; basic rules and directions
7. management consultancy: analysts
8. Teachers :educators
9. Pointers: points to ponder
10. price integrity coordinator: sales clerk
Gobbledygook
1. It is a tricky problem to find the particular calibration in timing that would be appropriate to stem the acceleration in risk premiums created by falling incomes without prematurely aborting the decline in the inflation-generated risk premiums.
2. Such preparations shall be made as will completely obscure all Federal and non-Federal buildings occupied by the Federal Government during an air raid for any period of time from visibility by reason of internal or external illumination. Such obscuration may be obtained either by black-out construction or by termination of the illumination.