"autospeak" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: auto- + speak Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|speak}} auto- + speak Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} autospeak (uncountable)
  1. (informal) Thoughtless, automatic speech. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-autospeak-en-noun-9WYIwjaE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with auto-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: auto + -speak Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|auto|speak}} auto + -speak Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} autospeak (uncountable)
  1. (US, informal) The jargon associated with motor vehicles. Tags: US, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-autospeak-en-noun-veR1pIH7 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -speak Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -speak: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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