The Truth Will Be Called Conspiracy
Orwell’s ‘Newspeak’ is already here:
ante — the prefix that replaces before
artsem — artificial insemination
bb — Big Brother[a]
bellyfeel — the blind, enthusiastic acceptance of an idea
blackwhite — to accept whatever one is told, regardless of the facts. In the novel, it is described as “to say that black is white when [the Party says so]” and “to believe that black is white, and more, to know that black is white, and to forget that one has ever believed the contrary”. (See also 2 + 2 = 5)
crimestop — to rid oneself of or fail to understand unorthodox thoughts that go against Ingsoc’s ideology
crimethink — thoughts and concepts that go against Ingsoc such as liberty, equality, and privacy, and also the criminal act of holding such thoughts. Frequently referred to by the standard English “thoughtcrime”.
dayorder — order of the day
dep — department
doubleplusgood — the word that replaces Oldspeak words meaning “superlatively good”, such as excellent, fabulous, and fantastic
doubleplusungood — the word that replaces Oldspeak words meaning “superlatively bad”, such as terrible and horrible
doublethink — the act of simultaneously believing two, mutually contradictory ideas
duckspeak — automatic, vocal support of political orthodoxies
equal — the same in amount or quantity. Not used in the sense of having equal rights or freedoms.
facecrime — a facial expression which reveals that one has committed thoughtcrime
Ficdep — the Ministry of Truth’s Fiction Department
free — the absence and the lack of something. “Intellectually free” and “politically free” have been replaced by crimethinkful.
fullwise — the word that replaces words such as fully, completely, and totally
goodthink — a synonym for “political orthodoxy” and “a politically orthodox thought” as defined by the Party
goodsex — sexual intercourse only for procreation, without any physical pleasure on the part of the woman, and strictly within marriage
goodwise — the word that replaces well as an adverb
Ingsoc — English Socialism (the political ideology of the Party)
joycamp — labour camp
malquoted — inaccurate representations of the words of Big Brother and of the Party
Miniluv — the Ministry of Love, where the secret police interrogate and torture the enemies of Oceania (torture and brainwashing)
Minipax — the Ministry of Peace, which wages war for Oceania
Miniplenty — the Ministry of Plenty, which keeps the population in continual economic hardship (starvation and rationing)
Minitrue — the Ministry of Truth, which manufactures consent by way of lies, propaganda, and distorted historical records, while supplying the proles (proletariat) with synthetic culture and entertainment
Oldspeak — Standard English
oldthink — ideas from the time before the Party’s revolution, such as objectivity and rationalism
ownlife — a person’s anti-social tendency to enjoy solitude and individualism
plusgood — the word that replaces Oldspeak words meaning “very good”, such as great
plusungood — the word that replaces “very bad”
Pornosec — the pornography production section (Porno Sector) of the Ministry of Truth’s Fiction Department
prolefeed — popular culture for entertaining Oceania’s working class
Recdep — the Ministry of Truth’s Records Department, where Winston Smith rewrites historical records so they conform to the Party’s agenda
rectify — the Ministry of Truth’s euphemism for distorting a historical record
ref — to refer (to someone or something)
sec — sector
sexcrime — a sexual immorality, such as fornication, adultery, oral sex, and homosexuality; any sex act that deviates from Party directives to use sex only for government approved procreation
speakwrite — a machine that transcribes speech into text
Teledep — the Ministry of Truth’s Telecommunications Department
telescreen — a two-way television set with which the Party spies upon Oceania’s population
thinkpol — the Thought Police, the secret police force of Oceania’s government
unperson — an executed person whose existence is erased from history and memory
upsub — an upwards submission to higher authority