wushu

Pronounced: woo-shoo

Notes: Where I found this word shows both syllables accented, which seems pointless (it’s the same as neither being accented). I immediately thought of something (I’ll talk about it tomorrow), but wasn’t sure of the meaning.

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Yesterday’s word

The word oldspeak means “normal English usage, as opposed to propagandist, euphemistic, or obfuscatory language”.

Background / Comments

I thought of newspeak, but didn’t realize how close I was; this word, just like newspeak, comes from George Orwell’s book 1984.

First usage

The book 1984 was published in 1949, which is, naturally, the first usage.