Initialese

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Language that is rendered confusing by many initialisms. informal, uncountable

    "Let me assure you, sir, that I will, in the interests of APANUA, continue the ceaseless fight against senseless acronymity, initialese, indecipherable abbreviation."

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"Let me assure you, sir, that I will, in the interests of APANUA, continue the ceaseless fight against senseless acronymity, initialese, indecipherable abbreviation."

Etymology

From initial + -ese.

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