Journalese

//ˌd͡ʒɜː.nəˈliːz// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language, use of some vocabulary items that are mostly confined to this genre, and clipped syntax. countable, uncountable

    "We write journalese out of habit, sometimes from misguided training, and to sound urgent, authoritative and, well, journalistic. But it doesn't do any of that."

  2. 2
    the style in which newspapers are written wordnet

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business englishbusinessesecinemesecollegesecommercialismcomputerese

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"We write journalese out of habit, sometimes from misguided training, and to sound urgent, authoritative and, well, journalistic. But it doesn't do any of that."

Etymology

From journal + -ese.

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