Militaryese

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Military jargon. informal, uncountable

    "Liam fast-forwarded the words through a mental decoder, militaryese to English."

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"Liam fast-forwarded the words through a mental decoder, militaryese to English."

Etymology

From military + -ese.

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