moonspeak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any foreign language deemed confusing by the speaker, especially Japanese or another East Asian language.

Pronunciation

En-au-moonspeak.ogg

Word forms

moonspeak moon-speak

Etymology

From moon + -speak; probably derived from the anime Turn A Gundam (1999–2000) where the inhabitants of the Moon, known as the Moonrace, have their own language, called Moonspeak by fans.

Related words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.