According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'double-talk', as in language that appears to be earnest and meaningful but in fact is a mixture of sense and nonsense, occurred in 1936.
Other coinages from the same year include:
- anti-consumer
- blabbermouth
- Chinese checkers
- decontaminate
- dingleberry
- newsbreak
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