novelese

noun

nov·​el·​ese

¦nävəˈlēz,

-ēs

plural -s

: a style characteristic of bad novels

especially : a style marked by the use of trite expressions

the revolting novelese that the English translator spreads upon the page

—J. M. Barzun

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