Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buffyspeak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buffys-peak
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The invented slang used by characters on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

A form of dialog in televised fiction, characterized by the use of vague slang and neologisms.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As one would say in Buffyspeak, soak in the irony for a moment."
"During "The Writing for Teens and Television" symposium, in an exchange about adolescent language, Whedon readily admits, as he has done in other interviews, that Buffyspeak was his creation and not intended to be mimetic."
"The linguistic distinctiveness of Buffyspeak is not reproduced in the Italian version, where teenagers' speech style is, at most, characterized by an informality which does not have any particular connotation as 'youth language.'"
"Jargon applies to things which would not be able to be described otherwise, except through Buffyspeak; in contrast, double-speak attempts to make things look better than they really are, and to hide the truth."

Etymology

From Buffy + -speak.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Buffy

Usage

Synonyms

Slayer Slang Whedonspeak

Questions

What does buffyspeak mean?: The invented slang used by characters on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Where does buffyspeak come from?: From Buffy + -speak.

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