1984-ish

English Alternative forms en 1984ish Etymology From en 1984 ish, a reference to the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. en 1984-esque. Pronunciation en /ˌnʌɪntiːneɪtiˈfɔːɹɪʃ/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-1984-ish.wav GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-1984-ish.wav Southern England Adjective 1984-ish en informal Resembling or pertaining to a totalitarian society, especially one characterised by intensive surveillance of the population. from 20th c. en 1984-esque Orwellesque Orwellian en 2000 G. R. Evans; Martyn Percy Managing the Church?: Order and Organization in a Secular Age 128 I have no idea what this 1984-ish-sounding organization actually does, though I suspect it has something to do with industrial processes. en 2007 Jerome Sala What if someone were listening? Contemporary poetry and the problem of popularity 140 The poems were then posted on a Library of Congress website, and high school principals were encouraged in the slightly 1984-ish task of reading them over their loud speakers each morning at the beginning of the school day. en 2011 Charles Forbin The Diaries of Ay'esha: Trapped and Trained 171 A truly 1984-ish paradox. What had gone down the memory hole? en 2011 John E.B. Myers The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment viii All these technologies sound a bit ominous and 1984-ish when taken out of context. en compound adjectives terms derived from Nineteen Eighty-Four