Idiotese

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A form of language simplified to the point where even an idiot can understand it. rare, slang, uncountable

    "He understood the workings of an idiot's mind and broke down scientific principles in idiotese."

Example

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"He understood the workings of an idiot's mind and broke down scientific principles in idiotese."

Etymology

From idiot + -ese.

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