pollyspeak
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Meaning · English
Political spin; speech used by a politician that is equivocal or mendacious.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
Australian English
Examples
Sure, put them as a batch/job lot with their own kind. Put them in the public gallery of any Australian parliament and force feed them ‘pollyspeak’.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “pollyspeak” mean?
Political spin; speech used by a politician that is equivocal or mendacious.
Is “pollyspeak” formal or informal?
pollyspeak is generally derogatory, slang.