Corporatespeak
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The jargon used within business and corporations. derogatory, informal, uncountable
"The advertising slogans, once linguistically and culturally translated, lose none of the corporatespeak inanity that they convey in English."
- 2 The highly formal language used in advertisements and public relations-related statements from corporations. derogatory, informal, uncountable
Example
More examples"The advertising slogans, once linguistically and culturally translated, lose none of the corporatespeak inanity that they convey in English."
Etymology
From corporate + -speak.
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