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Neologisms that are based on Newspeak syntax but not coined by Orwell have also appeared, the most notable being ''[[Too Many Cooks|groupthink]]'' (
Some Orwellian phrases have been replaced by modern equivalents; ''bellyfeel'' never caught on, [[Perfectly Cromulent Word|despite the usefulness]] of a word to describe "that which is calculated to give a positive gut reaction", possibly because it sounds childish and begs to be used literally. The appearance of ''[[Stephen Colbert|truthiness]]'', which contains the same meaning (that Orwell intended, not [[In-Universe|Ingsoc]]) and ''mouthfeel'' which ''does'' literally mean "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|how a piece of food feels in the diner's mouth]]" in the past decade have probably ended ''bellyfeel'''s chances.
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