"Buffyspeak" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Buffy + -speak Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Buffy|speak}} Buffy + -speak Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Buffyspeak (uncountable)
  1. (fandom slang) The invented slang used by characters on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jargon Synonyms: Slayer Slang
    Sense id: en-Buffyspeak-en-noun-~2VJwbEk Disambiguation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 82 18 Disambiguation of Jargon: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -speak Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -speak: 62 38 Topics: lifestyle
  2. A form of dialog in televised fiction, characterized by the use of vague slang and neologisms. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Whedonspeak
    Sense id: en-Buffyspeak-en-noun-BDN~r8Dd Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50

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