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English
Etymology
From mellow + -speak.
Noun
mellowspeak (uncountable)
- (derogatory) bland, nonjudgmental, feel-good language
1981 December 1, Duncan Mitchel, “The God That Dare Not Speak Its Name”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 20, page 8:His book is written in a mix of Mellowspeak ("share" in the '80s having replaced "rap with" and "grok" from the '70s), the kind of uncomfortably hip slang and profanity ("Holy shit!") affected by clergy who want to break down the barriers raised by a clerical collar without taking the collar off […] and far too many exclamation points.