"double-plus-ungood" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Coined by George Orwell (as doubleplusungood) in 1949 as part of the Newspeak in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|George Orwell}} Coined by George Orwell Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} double-plus-ungood (not comparable)
  1. Terrible, very bad. Wikipedia link: Nineteen Eighty-Four Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: doubleplusungood, double-plus ungood, double plus ungood, ++ungood [Internet]
    Sense id: en-double-plus-ungood-en-adj-vfbXBEYu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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