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journalese

[ jur-nl-eez, -ees ]

noun

  1. a manner of writing or speaking characterized by clichés, occasional neologism, archness, sensationalizing adjectives, unusual or faulty syntax, etc., used by some journalists, especially certain columnists, and regarded as typical journalistic style.
  2. writing or expression in this manner:

    Get that journalese out of your copy!



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by this manner (often used predicatively):

    That word's not English, it's journalese.

journalese

/ ˌɜːəˈː /

noun

  1. derogatory.
    a superficial cliché-ridden style of writing regarded as typical of newspapers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of journalese1

First recorded in 1880–85; journal + -ese
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In The Harvest Gypsies articles, Steinbeck wrote in direct, matter-of-fact journalese.

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Maybe the question was just standard journalese, I floated, and not personal.

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“TK” is journalese for “to come,” and the story kame as promised a few minutes later, with “Historic” in the headline:

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Journalese Sensationalist and over abbreviated language is journalese.

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This is one of those journalese tics that we could easily do without, with no loss to the story.

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