spookspeak

English

Etymology

From spook +‎ -speak.

Noun

spookspeak (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The jargon of espionage.
    • 2007 September 9, William Safire, “Redact This”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The word is a favorite in spookspeak.
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