yodaspeak

/ˈjəʊdəspiːk/

Etymology

From Yoda + -speak (suffix denoting a manner of speech or writing typical of or characterized by the word to which it is attached), alluding to the somewhat grammatically reversed speech style of Yoda, a character in the Star Wars franchise.

yodaspeak means A form of speaking in which word order is altered to sound bizarre or unnatural. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

noun

A form of speaking in which word order is altered to sound bizarre or unnatural.“Yoda’s speech is probably a mix between his race’s native language and Standard, as he likely as not learned Standard later in life and used its vocabulary in syntactical patterns from his native language. Is Standard as old as Yoda? If so, then perhaps, as Sarah suggests, ‘Yodaspeak’ is an early form of Standard that changed at a different rate than galactically, as it was kept within an isolated”